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jungle
5th of December 2009 (Sat), 21:28
A Cathay 747-400 on the ramp in Hong Kong, taken from another 747-400.

http://i237.photobucket.com/albums/ff249/jungle375/IMG_3097-1.jpg
FlyingPhotog
5th of December 2009 (Sat), 23:41
Interesting POV...
Lowieken
6th of December 2009 (Sun), 04:17
One of those brought me from Amsterdam to Hong Kong, and another one from Hong Kong to Bali. And the other way round ...

But this one seems to be a cargo .. not a lot of windows :D

I have some shot's on my picasa acount :)
canonloader
6th of December 2009 (Sun), 04:41
Nice shot. I've always wondered what that little jet does at the back.
PhotosGuy
6th of December 2009 (Sun), 07:40
Nice shot. I've always wondered what that little jet does at the back. It huffs, & it puffs..."
Tomahawk
6th of December 2009 (Sun), 07:43
Nice shot
Merlin Driver
9th of December 2009 (Wed), 22:24
Nice shot. I've always wondered what that little jet does at the back.


It make the guys up front job a lot nicer and not to mention cooler...
jungle
9th of December 2009 (Wed), 23:18
Nice shot. I've always wondered what that little jet does at the back.

It supplies electric and bleed air power to keep all the electronics and the air conditioning running without having to start the main engines. 100 gallons an hour vs 800 gallons an hour with the four main engines running at idle.