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Southland Man Spares No Expense To Create Replica Pan Am 747
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| March 1, 2013 9:24 PM
| Amy Johnson
Posted on 03/02/2013 8:40:26 AM PST by BenLurkin
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posted on
03/02/2013 8:40:37 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Howz about a link for a pic. Sounds good.
To: BenLurkin
"As CBS2′s Amy Johnson reports, Anthony Toth has been working on a life-size model plane for about 35 years, moving it from place to place before finally having it settle into a 3000 square-foot warehouse." My, my, who says a liberal arts education requires ANY math at all. Now class, exactly how many 'life-size' 747s will fit into a 10 by 30 foot warehouse?
To: DownInFlames
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posted on
03/02/2013 8:48:13 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: BenLurkin
He needs to round up an appropriate bevy of stewardesses to man the thing.
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posted on
03/02/2013 8:48:30 AM PST
by
Paladin2
To: BenLurkin
Tomkinson: Its a full-scale model, sir.
Mr. Ellis: [annoyed] Its not a model if its full-scale, Tomkinson, it’s an icebreaker.
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posted on
03/02/2013 8:50:19 AM PST
by
Hardraade
(http://junipersec.wordpress.com (Vendetta))
To: DownInFlames
The video at the link is unavailable.
Does he have a piano and an aquarium in the upper lounge? That was one of the really cool things about those 747s.
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posted on
03/02/2013 8:52:44 AM PST
by
bgill
To: Hardraade
Only problem is these people outside...
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posted on
03/02/2013 8:56:08 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
(This is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire; or both)
To: BenLurkin
So, a ride on an airplane “changed his life forever”? He just may have issues that need professional analysis. Just sayin’.
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posted on
03/02/2013 9:00:44 AM PST
by
mc5cents
To: bgill
Deregulation did in the “Sky Lounge” of the 747 upper deck. It was converted to passenger seating and not overly popular, other than with 747 first-timers. Funny how roly-poly the ride actually is up there when you’re not tipsy and thinking it’s just you.
To: I cannot think of a name
3000 sq ft would be 30 x 100 (or 75 x 40). I don’t think his model includes wings, engines, etc.
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posted on
03/02/2013 9:03:43 AM PST
by
Mr Rogers
(America is becoming California, and California is becoming Detroit. Detroit is already hell.)
To: BenLurkin
Or it could just be one person outside!
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posted on
03/02/2013 9:04:11 AM PST
by
mc5cents
To: I cannot think of a name
It’s a full-size recreation of the interior without the jet itself, which makes it a little more compact but 3,000 sf still sounds small. The 747 passenger area seems at least that large by itself.
To: I cannot think of a name
"My, my, who says a liberal arts education requires ANY math at all. Now class, exactly how many 'life-size' 747s will fit into a 10 by 30 foot warehouse?" I am a math-ignorant product of a liberal arts education, so I may be wrong, but I don't think a 10' x 30' warehouse would get you 3,000 sq. feet.
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posted on
03/02/2013 9:12:56 AM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
(Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
To: BenLurkin
First time I ever flew by myself was age 13 on a 747. Apart from takeoff and landing I spent the entire time on the upper deck. Coolest thing ever for a punk kid!
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posted on
03/02/2013 9:32:00 AM PST
by
Rebelbase
(1929-1950's, 20+years for full recovery. How long this time?)
To: BenLurkin
Toth, who works at United Airlines in the passenger sales division, says hes spent his weekends and vacation days working on the replica 747 This guy is the definition of "busman's holiday'.
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posted on
03/02/2013 9:52:33 AM PST
by
Flick Lives
(We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
To: I cannot think of a name
You say that 10 x 30 is 3,000 square feet??? The liberal arts major gets an A and you get an F!
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posted on
03/02/2013 10:18:53 AM PST
by
Kirkwood
(Zombie Hunter)
To: Paladin2
Amen, brother. I was stationed in Spain from 68-72..and often flew Pan Am home from Barcelona. Back then, they had a great flight..154 outbound from JFK...Lisbon, Barcelona, Nice, Rome, and it was 155 home bound. I dated a Pan Am stewardess for 2 years, they were all gorgeous, classy, and I loved those powder blue uniforms with the little bowler hats.
When they finally put the 747 on the 154/155 flight..I think it was in late 1969..there were about 20,000 people at the airport in Barcelona to watch it land and then take off.
Flying then was still classy..not the cattle car it is these days. I often got upgraded to first class, and it was absolutely spectacular. Booze, food, all the amenities..I did get to play the piano a few times, but as I recall, they were all removed fairly soon.
154 would leave JFK about midnight, and when I was leaving on a Saturday night, I’d pick up several early editions of the Sunday NY Times, and 2 dozen fresh bagels, along with cream cheese and lox, and bring it back with me...
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posted on
03/02/2013 10:30:06 AM PST
by
ken5050
("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
To: RegulatorCountry
Deregulation did in the Sky Lounge of the 747 upper deck. It was converted to passenger seating and not overly popular, other than with 747 first-timers. Funny how roly-poly the ride actually is up there when youre not tipsy and thinking its just you. I wonder how pleasant the upper deck is on an A380.
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posted on
03/02/2013 10:34:31 AM PST
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: BenLurkin
Toth, who works at United Airlines in the passenger sales division, says hes spent his weekends and vacation days working on the replica 747, which is equipped with electricity for in-flight films and food. Is it safe to assume he has no wife?
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posted on
03/02/2013 10:35:55 AM PST
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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