Yes, that one is still in red, as far as I know....not positive, but pretty sure. That plane (red...and I think a little white) is P&WC's test aircraft and operated in Canada while the blue and red one is P&W's and operated out of New York State. Alex Nieves On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 23:05:15 -0500 Mike Gammon <jmgammon@sympatico.ca> writes: > The one they fly in Canada, last I saw (last year) was red and had a > funny > nose fixed up to handle turboprops. C-FETB. > > Here's the Transport Canada entry for it: > > Mark C-FETB Serial No 18024 > Make BOEING Model 720-023B > Base Of Operation QUE., MONTREAL File Location Quebec > Reg Purpose Private Flight Authority Flight Permit - Specific > Category Aeroplane Weight (Kgs) 106142 > Year of Manufacture 1961 Year Imported 1986 > Country of Manufacture United States > > Owner Registration: > Issue date 2001-02-01 Owner Registration 1986-02-10 > > Engine: Turbo Fan Number of Engines 4 > Owner Information: > Name PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP./PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CIE > Multiple > Owners No > Address 1000 MARIE VICTORIN / 05CA2 > City LONGUEUIL Province Quebec > Postal Code J4G 1A1 Region Quebec > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alex Nieves" <alexnieves1@juno.com> > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU>; <jmgammon@sympatico.ca> > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 10:07 PM > Subject: Re: Boeing 720s > > > > Actually, Mike, the P&W 720, registration N720PW is bright red and > a > > bright blue. It was repainted prior to the PW6000's first flight. > The > > red is only on the wingtips and the tail (also the nose and the > engine > > being tested). A picture can be found at the bottom of the press > release > > of the PW6000's first flight at > > http://www.pratt-whitney.com/unique/html/releases/0821.html. > > > > Alex Nieves > > > > On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 16:30:48 -0500 Mike Gammon > <jmgammon@sympatico.ca> > > writes: > > > I often see the P&W bird at Montreal. It's red. I mean, REAL > red. > > > If it > > > was a car it would be called "arrest me" red. Last time we saw > it my > > > wife > > > said "what's an airliner doing landing at St. Hubert airport?". > A > > > little > > > explanation was in order! Impressive sight though... > > > > > > Mike Gammon > > > C-GPYH/PA28-140 > > > http://www3.sympatico.ca/jmgammon > > > email1: jmgammon@sympatico.ca > > > email2: mike_gammon@albint.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Alexandre" <aavrane@mangoosta.fr> > > > To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 6:02 AM > > > Subject: Re: Boeing 720s > > > > > > > > > > There are 4 remaining in active status: 3 are testbed for > > > > Pratt-&-Whitney, 1 private. Details: > > > > N720PW testbed for PW6000 > > > > C-FETB > > > > N720H testbed for AS977 > > > > N720JR JAR Aviation Services, based Beirut > > > > > > > > Cordialement, > > > > > > > > Alexandre. > > > > http://www.aerotransport.fr.st > > > > > > > > > > > > talkafrica wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Air Rhodesia used to fly Boeing 720s in the 1970s between > > > Salisbury (now > > > > > Harare) and Jo'burg. > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone still fly 720s? They were noise, but nice. > > > > > > > > > > Geoff in Harare > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > Alex