Hi all,

When I first saw the ad I was sceptical about whether this ad was real or just trick photography.

The reason is that there was something drastically wrong with the 747 in the ad and that is the engines. 747s use 4 engines all mounted on separate pods whereas the one in the ad has 2 tandem engines similar to the B52 bomber (which has 4 tandem engines). So troubled was I that I searched the Boeing website looking for such a version of the 747 and was unable to find one.

Further research led me to find this website that explains it all. The engines are not real, the aircraft is one that was retired and modified as a movie prop.

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/planes/q0297.shtml

I'll be able to sleep at night now!

Just in case you were interested to know.

Cheers

George