Looks like a hatch for the testing equipment to be lifted "up and out" instead of out the door. Walter DCA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Nieves" <alexnieves1@juno.com> To: <AIRLINE@LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 00:00 Subject: Re: Boeing 720s > To tell you the truth, I have no idea what the purpose of that metal > strip is. But, i'm pretty sure it has something to do with the testing > equipment. > > Alex Nieves > > On Sat, 12 Jan 2002 23:35:11 -0500 Gerard M Foley > <gfoley@columbus.rr.com> writes: > > From: "Alex Nieves" <alexnieves1@juno.com> > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 10:07 PM > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > Nice pictures. Is the bare metal stripe along the top of the > > fuselage a > > sun roof, or something like?