Now, Im sure I parked that Boeing 727 over there.....

[Jon_in_london]

It seems that an entire jet-airliner has been stolen from a runway in luanda.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3003058.stm

Shouldnt have left the keys in the ignition!

[Luke T.]

A poor man's ICBM perhaps?

[ceo_esq]

Originally posted by Jon_in_london
It seems that an entire jet-airliner has been stolen from a runway in luanda.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3003058.stm

Shouldnt have left the keys in the ignition!
This sad incident could have been prevented with only a small investment in vehicle security (http://www.theclub.com/automotive/default.htm#steeringwheel).

Although they still could have made off with the hubcaps and CD player.

[Lavie Enrose]

U.S. looking for missing airliner (http://www.deadparrots.net/archives/current_events/0306us_looking_for_missing_airliner.html)

Dane Fredenburg writes ...

Not so hard to believe that a 727 could disappear. I worked in rebel(UNITA)-held areas of Angola for several years and throughout the war, they were able to fly in massive amounts of weapons and fuel in cargo planes (727s, C130, etc.) from South Africa and the Ukraine, to and from undetected airstrips in the bush (I’ve seen 7,000m tarmac runways in the middle of nowhere). It’s a big continent coupled with the fact that many governments in the region are highly secretive of what their agendas are.

[Luke T.]

The government isn't fooling me! They were able to find Will Smith and Gene Hackman with satellites, so I know they know where that big old airplane is....

[Checkmite]

As an anecdote, an old retired airline pilot I know used to fly 727s for American. They're smallish and limber as far as airliners go, and according to him they handle more like a Lear than a passenger airliner.

[xouper]

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3003058.stm

"African airports are littered with old planes that have proved too costly to maintain and keep in the air."In the U.S., I know of two Boeing 727s that have been converted into personal residences, one in Oregon and the other in Mississippi. I wouldn't mind doing that with a 747.

[Fade]

Originally posted by xouper
In the U.S., I know of two Boeing 727s that have been converted into personal residences, one in Oregon and the other in Mississippi. I wouldn't mind doing that with a 747.

On the Travel Channel there was a show about extreme homes. One man down in Florida had turned part of the cabin and fuselage of a 747 into a floating house boat. A home, made out of an airplane, floating in the ocean has a funny irony. Anyway, apparently the guy rents it out. One of these days I want to take it for a spin.

[ceptimus]

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Dane Fredenburg writes ...

(I’ve seen 7,000m tarmac runways in the middle of nowhere).
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Even the long runways at Heathrow (London international) are only about 4,000m.

I guess he meant 7,000 feet.

ceptimus.