KC-747 Artwork & Brochure

[Mark Nankivil]

Good Day All -

On EPay - artwork for the proposed KC-747:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-USAF-Boeing-Military-KC-747-Advanced-Tanker-Aircraft-8X10-Concept-Art/283427464849?hash=item41fd97e691:g:BGoAAOSw35pclbdS

There is also a brochure on the proposal:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1974-USAF-Boeing-747-Advanced-Tanker-Program-Sales-Proposal-Brochure/273774332549?hash=item3fbe38ca85:g:KmAAAOSwMFxclbPS

Enjoy the Day! Mark

 

[Grey Havoc]

On an interesting note, it appears that the Imperial Iranian Air Force actually used one of it's three 747-2J9F combi (passenger/freighter) aircraft as a flying mock-up of a KC-747 as part of its plans to procure the type:

‎IIAF Museum نیروی هوایی شاهنشاهی ایران‎ on Instagram‎: "Two Imperial Iranian Air Force IIAF Boeing 747s at Kloten, Switzerland. دو هواپیمای بویینگ هفتصد و چهل و هفت نیروی هوایی شاهنشاهی ایران در سوئیس Aircraft: Boeing KC747-131 (SF) Registration:

2,045 likes, 40 comments - iiaf_museum on August 23, 2024‎: "Two Imperial Iranian Air Force IIAF Boeing 747s at Kloten, Switzerland. دو هواپیمای بویینگ هفتصد و چهل و هفت نیروی هوایی شاهنشاهی ایران در سوئیس Aircraft: Boeing KC747-131 (SF) Registration: 5-8108 Location: Kloten, Switzerland Photo...

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EDIT: I may be wrong, it could be one of the two real KC-747's procured by the Shah before everything went to Hell in a Handbasket.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Check it out!

 

[Grey Havoc]

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There are some big tanker aircraft flying around the world, including those based on the DC-10, 767 and Russia's IL-76 design. Yet the largest aerial refueler of them all is based on the iconic Boeing 747, a symbol of American might and ingenuity. Ironically, it flies for none other than the...

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[Grey Havoc]

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