when is a 707 not a 707

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when is a 707 not a 707

Postby oz rb fan » Sat Sep 20, 2014 1:26 pm

when it's built in china..........
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The Shanghai Y-10, a direct copy of the 707....only 3 built
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Re: when is a 707 not a 707

Postby Graeme H » Sat Sep 20, 2014 6:13 pm

Well, not really a direct copy, more a lookalike
The cockpit is very different, fuselage doesn't have the double bubble, engine pylons are way different
It's probably more like a 707, than say an IL62 is a VC10 copy, or a Tu144 is a Concorde copy, (although the Tu144 did fly first)
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