Simviation Forum - WTF?!? A Five Engined 747-200??

Apr 27^th, 2005 at 10:55am

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Sorry for the sorta offensive topic title,

Could someone explain to me what's the meaning of this 5th engine in this 747? Is it anything special? Or were there always 5 engines on a 747-200?

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Reply #1 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 11:05am

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I believe it's a method of transporting engines.

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Reply #2 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 11:09am

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ferry pod.

there are more photos of that (and on dc-8/dc-10 too)

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Reply #3 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 3:00pm

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ferry pod.

That isnt very nice... Tongue

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Thats an odd way to do it, I guess its cheaper than puting in a cargo plane though.

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Reply #4 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 3:30pm

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It was common on some of the long haul aircraft in the 70s and 80s in the days before there were hundreds of engines all over the world and lots of alliances and shared engineering... Seen it on BOAC VC-10s too, particularly going to the miidle/far east and africa...

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Reply #5 - Apr 27^th, 2005 at 4:15pm