Airliners-India.com Flickr Group & Facebook    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Register   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  AI 747-337M VT-EPX & VT-EPW pics thread Goto page 1, 2  Next          Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> Aviation Photography View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11351 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:04 pm    Post subject: AI 747-337M VT-EPX & VT-EPW pics thread Starting a new thread out here to get our spotters to post some pics of VT-EPX "Narasimha Varman" in her current state as she lies at BOM post retirement. Looking forward to some wonderful pics of this old bird as she comes to the end of her life cycle. Last edited by 747-237 on Thu Jul 08, 2010 12:38 pm; edited 2 times in total Back to top sreenath_y Member Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 528 Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:31 pm    Post subject: The AI 747-337M deserves a separate thread. And heres my contribution, "Narasimha Varman" operating the BOM-DXB afternoon flight. 1200 pixels wide. -Sreenath. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11351 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:37 pm    Post subject: Sreenath, is this one of her last flights that you talked about in the Air India Models thread ? Any idea of the date ? Back to top sreenath_y Member Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 528 Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 9:40 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: Sreenath, is this one of her last flights that you talked about in the Air India Models thread ? Any idea of the date ? Yes. This was it. Date: 7th March 2008. Around 2.45pm. Not sure about the exact dates of withdrawal. Back to top the_380 Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2329 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:40 pm    Post subject: I too have a pic of VT-EPX that i clicked while departing to Goa, will upload it in some time... _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld A Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox Audio Producer!!! Back to top the_380 Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2329 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 1:21 pm    Post subject: Here's my try: Clicked moments before we rotated while on A321 to Goa Rescaled image. Full Size Here I know.... bad edit.... _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld A Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox Audio Producer!!! Back to top D-ABTH Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 837 Location: VABB :: BOM Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:42 am    Post subject: Re: 747-337 VT-EPX "Narasimha Varman" pics thread 747-237 wrote: Starting a new thread out here to get our spotters to post some pics of VT-EPX "Narasimha Varman" in her current state as she lies at BOM post retirement. Looking forward to some wonderful pics of this old bird as she comes to the end of her life cycle. IIRC they're planned for Freighter conversion. Has AI changed that plan? _________________ If it aint Boeing.. I aint going. Back to top Cathay777 Member Joined: 05 Dec 2007 Posts: 84 Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:19 am    Post subject: Heres "Papa X-Ray" showing some jumbo posture as she is just about to turn 90' to line up Rwy 16R @ Narita. Code: Back to top sreenath_y Member Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 528 Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 12:29 pm    Post subject: Ohh my! Stunning shot Rajesh sir!!! Look at those reflections.. Back to top vt-ala Member Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 440 Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 2:37 pm    Post subject: Here's my contribution VT-EPX in its 1200 pixel wide glory Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11351 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 8:59 pm    Post subject: Nice pics.......but let's try this again.....are there any pics of VT-EPX in her current state as she lies at BOM post retirement. Here's an interesting one....from perhaps Jan 2008, probably of damage to the #4 engine cowling. http://mmd.airindia.co.in/aimmd/tender/VT-EPX%20Nose%20Cowl%20Photo.pdf Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:23 pm    Post subject: Cathay777 wrote: Heres "Papa X-Ray" showing some jumbo posture as she is just about to turn 90' to line up Rwy 16R @ Narita.http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b212/RChangela/0740164.jpg Awesome shot. She looks like she just got out of the paint hangar! When was it taken? Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11351 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:29 pm    Post subject: sammyk wrote: She looks like she just got out of the paint hangar! Or the last time she was washed Back to top sammyk Member Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 2719 Location: Austin, TX Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:12 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: sammyk wrote: She looks like she just got out of the paint hangar! Or the last time she was washed Indeed, but even the paint is still solid, especially the glare shield. Back to top G-BYGB Member Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 1813 Location: Bangalore/Delhi Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:34 pm    Post subject: Is this the reg B747-300 aircraft that is used for Delhi-Tokyo flight which lands in Delhi at 17:45pm daily? _________________ www.flickr.com/G-BYGB photos Back to top the_380 Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 2329 Location: Mumbai, India Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 10:36 pm    Post subject: G-BYGB wrote: Is this the reg B747-300 aircraft that is used for Delhi-Tokyo flight which lands in Delhi at 17:45pm daily? Thats Shivaji VT-EPW... EPX ias sittin idle... _________________ http://www.myspace.com/avsatsworld A Walt Disney and 20th Century Fox Audio Producer!!! Back to top vivekman Member Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 1897 Location: BOM Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:03 am    Post subject: Here is the Business Class cabin of "Narasimha Varman" What a fantastic experience it was sitting on the Upper Deck!! Not even 25% occupancy in "J" that night! (Click on the thumbnail below for a larger view) - Vivek Back to top sumantra Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:29 pm    Post subject: Sreenath, Rajesh-ji, VT-ALA, Avijeet: Marvellous pics! Rajesh-ji: the angle and the reflections - as Sreenath mentions, are fantastic. VT-ALA: one is left speechless by the sheer beauty of the moment you have captured! Thanks, Sumantra. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11351 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 5:43 pm    Post subject: sreenath_y wrote: The AI 747-337M deserves a separate thread. And heres my contribution, -Sreenath. Sreenath - don't you have some recent pics of hers, taken from your terrace on 5th June ? Could you post them here ? Back to top sreenath_y Member Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 528 Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 7:11 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: Sreenath - don't you have some recent pics of hers, taken from your terrace on 5th June ? Could you post them here ? Well that shot was a result of 70X Digital zoom. There wasn't much of detail in it. The_380 has a better shot of the similar angle. Anyways i'll try getting a snap from my terrace tomorrow if the wx permits. But then thats again gonna demand severe cropping or digital panning! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11351 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:38 pm    Post subject: Hoping to see some pics of her in her final days, before she leaves BOM for good. Back to top xterra Member Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 595 Location: DONT KNO Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 11:59 am    Post subject: i am sure sean will get one of its last shots in Mum as he is mostly on the hill all the time.. .. and others might too.. _________________ ~~~Indian Aviation Photographers~~~ Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11351 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 8:59 pm    Post subject: xterra wrote: i am sure sean will get one of its last shots in Mum as he is mostly on the hill all the time.. .. and others might too.. 777-237LR wrote: VT-EPX is scheduled to leave tomorrow (6th). The delay because of a delay in payment to AI, now settled. SOMEBODY GET SOME PICTURES, PLEASE !!!! Back to top SEANDSILVA Member Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 751 Location: BOM (VABB) Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:45 am    Post subject: Well...the security situ at vabb has changed completely! Back to top Aseem Member Joined: 15 Dec 2006 Posts: 2841 Location: YYZ Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 4:25 am    Post subject: SEANDSILVA wrote: Well...the security situ at vabb has changed completely! you mean Jari Mari gone for good! _________________ [url=http://openflights.org/user/aseemsjohri] [/url] Back to top SEANDSILVA Member Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 751 Location: BOM (VABB) Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 8:47 am    Post subject: Aseem wrote: SEANDSILVA wrote: Well...the security situ at vabb has changed completely! you mean Jari Mari gone for good! Yup, Almost! Unless.....you wanna take chances with the cops and then face the consequences! Back to top vikramv2 Member Joined: 22 May 2008 Posts: 435 Location: Powai,Mumbai Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2009 11:15 am    Post subject: VABB needs to realize the needs of the aviation enthusiast and create a viewing gallery with proper security checks. Its a revenue stream and a guaranteed one at that. _________________ http://airliners1.com Visit my photostream @flickr at http://www.flickr.com/photos/26842543@N07/ Back to top xterra Member Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 595 Location: DONT KNO Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:18 am    Post subject: Okay folks.. its now official that EPX is no more in the AI Fleet. _________________ ~~~Indian Aviation Photographers~~~ Back to top xterra Member Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 595 Location: DONT KNO Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:38 am    Post subject: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6_eHhH__mn8/SWT-sv0AGNI/AAAAAAAAIwg/bcuRsaRIxXY/s1600-h/VT-EXP-1.JPG One of the last shots of VT EPX _________________ ~~~Indian Aviation Photographers~~~ Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11351 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:28 pm    Post subject: xterra wrote: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6_eHhH__mn8/SWT-sv0AGNI/AAAAAAAAIwg/bcuRsaRIxXY/s1600-h/VT-EXP-1.JPG One of the last shots of VT EPX Where was this taken ? Back to top xterra Member Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 595 Location: DONT KNO Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:57 pm    Post subject: just after it landed in Kemble. _________________ ~~~Indian Aviation Photographers~~~ Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11351 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 10:04 pm    Post subject: Here are some more pics of VT-EPX; Jan 06, 2009 after it landed at Kemble, as she is being prepared for storage (till she meets the cutter's torch)! EDIT: See below - new pics added ! Last edited by 747-237 on Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:21 am; edited 1 time in total Back to top karatecatman Guest Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:27 pm    Post subject: What a plane!!!!! Sad to see this Emperor go. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11351 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 2:22 am    Post subject: Here are some more pics of VT-EPX; Jan 06, 2009 after it landed at Kemble, as she is being prepared for storage (till she meets the cutter's torch)! Back to top sreenath_y Member Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 528 Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:50 pm    Post subject: I am scared to open this thread again. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11351 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:22 pm    Post subject: sreenath_y wrote: I am scared to open this thread again. Eh? Why ? Back to top sreenath_y Member Joined: 27 Apr 2008 Posts: 528 Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 7:06 pm    Post subject: 747-237 wrote: sreenath_y wrote: I am scared to open this thread again. Eh? Why ? Its spooky to see such a magnificent bird waiting to be slaughtered. Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11351 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 2:23 am    Post subject: Here's a recent (February 2009) one of VT-EPX at Kemble in the process of being broken up. Ironically, VT-EVX "Luni" has ended up next to EPX at Kemble for breaking up! Back to top 747-237 Member Joined: 11 Jun 2007 Posts: 11351 Location: Gordon Gekko's Boardroom Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:30 am    Post subject: More pics...... VT-EPX arriving on 6th January, 2009 Back to top xterra Member Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 595 Location: DONT KNO Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2009 10:53 am    Post subject: so the engines already gone.. her days are numbered Next to follow can be VT EPW Shivaji.. _________________ ~~~Indian Aviation Photographers~~~ Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         Airliners-India.com Forum Index -> Aviation Photography All times are GMT + 5.5 Hours Goto page 1, 2  Next Page 1 of 2   Jump to: Select a forum New Members----------------Sign-up Guidelines Airliners-India----------------Civil AviationNon AviationTrip ReportsMilitary Aviation & SpaceInternationalAviation Polls & PreferenceTech/OpsAviation PhotographyEditorial/Analysis/ArticlesAviation HobbyAviation LawAviation Questions & CareersSite Related Flickr Group----------------Photo of the Month My Message Board----------------Pin Up  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. 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