me
This called 5th engine carriage...some of the 747 fleet came with an additional engine mount provision inboard of the number 2 engine, used to ferry engines for maintenance purposes...I know some DC-8 airplanes had this provision also.
on 2005-Nov-02 16:32:42 Anonymous coward said
me
Fred says "Don't worry, Al, I brought along a spare engine just in case."
on 2006-Feb-07 15:10:22 Anonymous coward said
cannot
cannot be,,,747 don' t have 6 jets,,,only 4 jets,,,maybe it is a art computer system,,,
on 2006-Feb-08 00:02:11 Anonymous coward said
V...
Doesn't anyone read the previous comments before they type something stupid????
on 2006-May-02 08:22:52 Anonymous coward said
Me2
All right then, what is it, an engine test bed, is it transporting it somewhere else or what the heck is it doing with 5 engines??
on 2006-Jun-03 07:55:19 Anonymous coward said
UALWrench
see me's comments above, some 747's have the ability to feryy a 5th engine (non-functional) for transportation purposes. I also beleive Boeing might have used a functional 5th engine for flying testbed.
on 2006-Jun-26 21:55:27 Anonymous coward said
roughy
Qantas uses this mode of engine shipping all the time. It is not functional, just being carried back to Australia. Air New Zealand also use this mode for engine transport.
on 2006-Sep-10 03:12:10 Anonymous coward said
a320 guy
There's no plumbing or wiring for the 5th engine. However, I did see a 747 with a 777 engine in the No. 2 position parked at HNL one morning.
on 2007-Oct-10 20:08:31 Anonymous coward said
widey
Bollox.........someone couldnt read the drawings back at the factory!!! hahah
on 2007-Dec-24 20:20:50 Anonymous coward said
someone
could be an An-225 lol
on 2007-Dec-29 18:06:10 Anonymous coward said
Bronzewing
No it can't, that has a high wing, you'd be looking up at it not down.
on 2008-Jan-24 19:36:29 Anonymous coward said
Cam
i haver everybody knows that most large aircraft have a smaller engine in the back
on 2008-Jan-30 22:13:16 Anonymous coward said
chris b
interesting... I would think this would be an enormous aerodynamic drag problem without a "pod" enclosure, but looking at airliners.net posts and other pics, they seem to put a diverter donut bubble to keep air from going into the core and instead divert it into the bypass
on 2008-Jan-30 22:15:15 Anonymous coward said
chris b
also, the "smaller engine in the back" is the (functional) APU
on 2008-Jul-05 12:44:28 Anonymous coward said
js
747s (that I know of..) had the capability to carry a spare engine to destination.
on 2010-Oct-09 16:03:20 Anonymous coward said
Pazzetti
Who says theres only 5? what if thereĀ“s 3 on the other side too?