UPDATE: The @StarMegaDo Charter Aircraft Is Now…
Continental Airlines 757-33N N57864 (Courtesy NwFedEx 757 - OPShots.net)
Continental Airlines 757-33N N57864
Due to operational concerns (a potentially tight turn time), our friends and hosts at Continental Airlines have swapped aircraft so we can avoid any potential delays. This aircraft will be overnighting here in Houston after a flight from Las Vega$ and they may just need all of that time for Chelsea to do their magical catering!
Airfleets.net Data:
| Serial number | 32588 LN:985 |
| Type | 757-33N |
| First flight date | 27/09/2001 |
| Test registration | |
| Plane age | 9.1 years |
| Delivery date | Airline | Registration | Remark | |
| 12/10/2001 | American Trans Air | N554TZ | Correct | |
| 19/03/2003 | ATA Airlines | N554TZ | Correct | |
| 30/12/2005 | Continental Airlines | N57864 |
Continental Airlines Boeing 757-33N N57864 | Photo Courtesy DJR107 (OPShots.net)
And The #smd2010 Aircraft Is…..
Continental Airlines Boeing 757-324 N74856
Continental Airlines Boeing 757-300 N74856 | Courtesy Chuck Slusarczyk Jr. - OPShots.net
Some interesting tidbits about the scheduled* aircraft for the StarMegaDo 2010 Charter
Airfleets.net:
- Serial number 32815 LN: 1039
- Type 757-324
- First flight date 17/12/2003
- Plane age 6.9 years
Continental.com Aircraft Specification:
- Cruise Speed: 540 mph
- Propulsion: Two (2) Rolls Royce RB211-535E4B “Phase 5″ High Bypass Ratio turbofan engines rated at 42,540 pounds of thrust each.
- Wingspan: 124 feet, 10 inches
B757.info:
- Roll out: 25/11/2003
- First flight: 17/12/2003
- Type: 324
- Engines: Rolls Royce RB211-535E4-C
- 27/01/2004 delivered to Continental Airlines.
- 27/01/2004 registered to Continental Airlines Inc.
- 28/01/2004 ferried Boeing Field to Orlando as COA9971
Flightaware.com History:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N74856/history
Seatguru.com Seat Map:
http://www.seatguru.com/airlines/Continental_Airlines/Continental_Airlines_Boeing_757-300_New.php
FAA.gov Registry Information:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N74856
Continental Airlines Boeing 757-300 N74856 | Courtesy chrisjake - OPShots.net
Continental Airlines Boeing 757-300 N74856 | Courtesy Angelo Ballachino - OPShots.net
