BA 757 get a treat

1288gaje · Post by **1288gaje** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:20 pm

Today
A BA Boeing 757 got a special treat.
It has a new repaint and a special something.

The aircraft was G-CPEM
And it had a Blue Peter ship at the back.

Post by **martinhodgson** » Fri Mar 18, 2005 8:39 pm

Indeed...
http://www.avnclub.demon.co.uk/bluepeter.htm

Looks odd without the white underside!

Hoping to see it at LHR this weekend!

Speedbird083 · Post by **Speedbird083** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:29 am

I quite like it... but then I like '57s

What is it in aid of? The BP yearly appeal?

1288gaje · Post by **1288gaje** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:56 am

What is it in aid of? The BP yearly appeal?

Nah.
Found this from the BP website.

We unveiled the winning design from the Paint a Plane competition. It was painted on to the side of a Boeing 757 and will be seen flying around the world.

Redbaron · Post by **Redbaron** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 1:51 pm

It looks quite good - but I prefer the blue undersides. I like 757s, shame orders seem to have dried up - it is the only Boeing in production with no new orders according to their site.

Speedbird083 · Post by **Speedbird083** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 6:50 pm

Boeing have stopped making the 757. Did so a couple of months back. I didn't know they had any left on the production line but they'll not be taking any more orders.
They've got their new (ugly) 787 in its place in the catalogue.

Redbaron · Post by **Redbaron** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:02 pm

Really? I didn't know production had stopped... This was a few months ago I looked at their site.

The 757 was the only one of my favourite aircraft of all time I thought was still being built - now every single one is no longer in production (if you're wondering, they are: Sopwith Camel, Tiger Moth, DC-3, Piper Cub, Spitfire, VC-10, Concorde and 757).

Speedbird083 · Post by **Speedbird083** » Sun Mar 20, 2005 12:38 am

Yeah they pulled it a couple of months ago and I think the last one has rolled off the line. It seemed strange as the -300 variant didn't appear to me to have been in production very long.
Unlike most Boeing's there were very few variants of the basic 757 until the -300 came out, but then I suppose that's what happens when you get it spot on first time

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Post by **martinhodgson** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:17 am

I got some good photos of this a/c over the weekend - I arrived at LHR with BMI, to see it being towed onto stand right through the terminal window I was standing at! I then caught it on approach at lunchtime, and departure in the afternoon. I will post them here later!

No more production for ther 757, the last, for China Eastern, was delivered a while ago!

Post by **martinhodgson** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 5:44 pm

1288gaje · Post by **1288gaje** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 7:02 pm

Has BA has a new plane?

By the way nice shots

p.s Where was the bird flying to?LCY

I know the 752 was flying to Manchester.

Post by **martinhodgson** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:09 pm

The 752 in the shot above was returning from Edinburgh, I don't think it made it to Manchester.

Speedbird083 · Post by **Speedbird083** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:13 pm

Nice pics Martin.

Its not the best "special" livery (looks weird without the blue belly) but certainly not the worst.
Nice to see the engine covers with prominent Rolls-Royce badges. I've seen a good few pics recently where they've either not been applied, painted over or worn away.

No its not new. G-CPEM is just shy of its 8th birthday.

47522 · Post by **47522** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:07 pm

Blue Peter set up a compitition a while ago... 'Paint a Plane' they asked children to design a advertisment for the UK and how good it was...

They chose that one becuase it had flags from all contries within...

Looks quite good..

Easy to pick out without the blue belly!

Martin i think you got those pictures of it on its first flight!
The little girl i think age 8 and the 2 runners up would have been on it.

Post by **martinhodgson** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 12:11 pm

I did - I got the info from someone who works at BA. So those are it's first and second flights