# The Great Ongoing Aviation Thread (general and other) (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 23, 2011, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499 "2011-10-23T02:17:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 129
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2563 "2022-02-15T18:15:19Z")
Heh. Reminds me of the aft secondary hull of the (fugly IMHO) USS _Enterprise_ of the movie reboots: [QMx Unveils 2009 Star Trek Movie Enterprise Replica – Yours For $5k – TrekMovie.com](https://trekmovie.com/2011/10/18/qmx-unveils-2009-star-trek-movie-enterprise-replica-yours-for-5k/) ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2564 "2022-02-15T18:51:45Z")
I thought this might be the right place for this trivia question. I have travelled on three Boeing vehicles whose name did _not_ end with ‘7’. What were they? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2565 "2022-02-15T19:00:47Z")
Dash-80, 720, Stearman? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2566 "2022-02-15T19:05:25Z")
720 is correct. A 720B in 1972; probably the earliest airplane flight I remember taking. [![](https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/2/49423_1178749152.jpg) ](https://cdn.jetphotos.com/full/2/49423_1178749152.jpg) Would love to fly in a Stearman if I ever get the chance. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2567 "2022-02-16T00:50:23Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > 720 is correct. A 720B in 1972; probably the earliest airplane flight I remember taking. Led Zeppelin used a 720 for touring. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2568 "2022-02-16T01:15:07Z")
Hmm. Military? if so, that opens up a heap of aircraft made by companies acquired by Boeing such as the F-15 and F/A-18. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2569 "2022-02-16T03:28:23Z")
It’s not a company acquired by Boeing in the intervening years. The ones I’m thinking of were Boeing-made at the time of their production. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2570 "2022-02-16T03:42:06Z")
747SP? Or does that still count as a 747? P.S. I have had a flight in a Boeing-built Stearman. Pretty fun, that. ---
**Author:** ![MonkeysBrother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3ab097/32.png) [@MonkeysBrother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeysBrother)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2571 "2022-02-16T03:44:07Z")
Should we care that you said Boeing “vehicles” and not aircraft? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2022, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2572 "2022-02-16T04:46:54Z")
> [@MonkeysBrother](#): > > 747SP? Or does that still count as a 747? No. I’ve never even seen one of those. > [@MonkeysBrother](#): > > Should we care that you said Boeing “vehicles” and not aircraft? Maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2573 "2022-02-17T01:15:47Z")
Boeing 234 ? ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2574 "2022-02-17T01:49:16Z")
B-24/25/29? KC135? Guessing not a 314 clipper. Brian ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2575 "2022-02-17T01:53:13Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > Boeing 234 ? Nope. > [@N9IWP](#): > > B-24/25/29? KC135? Nope. I’ll post the answer sometime tomorrow if no one gets it. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2576 "2022-02-17T01:57:03Z")
air force one ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2577 "2022-02-17T02:07:30Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2578 "2022-02-17T16:03:20Z")
A crash near Charlotte. > **[Pilot dies when plane collides with tractor-trailer on a North Carolina...](https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/16/us/north-carolina-plane-hits-tractor-trailer/index.html)** > > The pilot was killed after a small plane collided with a tractor-trailer on an interstate in North Carolina, authorities said Wednesday. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2579 "2022-02-17T18:24:02Z")
Boeing Model 929 Jetfoil: [![](https://www.plataformamedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Flores-July-2007-Photo-by-John-scaled.jpg) ](https://www.plataformamedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Flores-July-2007-Photo-by-John-scaled.jpg) US Standard Light Rail Vehicle (built by Boeing Vertol): [![](https://en-academic.com/pictures/enwiki/66/BoeingUSSRLV.jpg) ](https://en-academic.com/pictures/enwiki/66/BoeingUSSRLV.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2580 "2022-02-19T02:01:26Z")
I had no idea Boeing was involved in either vehicle. Very cool that you road in them and new the history. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2581 "2022-02-19T02:27:52Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > I had no idea Boeing was involved in either vehicle. I did. I just didn’t think of them. I had a model of this Boeing when I was a kid: > **[USS Tucumcari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Tucumcari)** > > The USS Tucumcari (PGH-2) was a Boeing-built hydrofoil. Named after Tucumcari, New Mexico, it was the basis for the technology used in the subsequent Pegasus-class patrol boats and the Jetfoil ferries. Its unique feature was a waterjet propulsion and a computer-controlled fully submerged foil configuration of one foil at the bow and foils on the port and starboard sides. The Tucumcari was one of two prototype boats contracted by the Navy under project SCB 252 for the purpose of evaluating the Th... > **[USS Tucumcari PGH-2 Hydrofoil, Aurora 752 (1972)](https://www.scalemates.com/kits/aurora-752-boeing-pgh-2-tucumcari-hydrofoil--193773)** > > Aurora model kit in scale 1:84, 752 is a rebox released in 1972 | Contents, Previews, Reviews, History + Marketplace | Hydrofoil gunboat USS Tucumcari ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2022, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499/2582 "2022-02-19T02:47:21Z")
> **[Move over, Netflix. Move over, everything. Hundreds of thousands of people...](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/move-over-netflix-move-over-everything-200-000-people-are-watching-planes-land-at-heathrow-amid-crazy-winds-11645191928)** > > This is planespotting. Meet Jerry Dyer from Big Jet TV, who kept the internet enthralled on Friday with his live filming of planes landing at Heathrow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499.md?page=128) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-aviation-thread-general-and-other-part-1/600499.md?page=130)