New Aeroclassics Release: PIA B707's

samee380 · Post by **samee380** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:00 am

Aeroclassics will be releasing the three below models in scale 1/400:

PIA PAKISTAN B707-320C AP-AWY

PIA PAKISTAN B707-320C AP-AWU

PIA PAKISTAN CARGO B707-320C AP-AWD

PK777 · Post by **PK777** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:00 pm

Here are the first pictures and samee you got the last reg wrong..

PIA PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL Boeing 707-320 - Reg: AP-AWY

PIA PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL Boeing 707-320 - Reg: AP-AWU

PIA PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL CARGO Boeing 707-320F - Reg: AP-AWD

samee380 · Post by **samee380** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 1:06 pm

Yes Tj thanks for the correction!

ustaadg · Post by **ustaadg** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 2:46 pm

wow.....zabardast..
hope to see them soon...

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:23 pm

samee380 wrote:PIA Pakistan International Cargo B 707-300C AP-AWP

PK777 wrote:PIA PAKISTAN INTERNATIONAL CARGO Boeing 707-320F - Reg: AP-AWP

Correction:

PIA didn't operate any Boeing 707 registered as AP-AWP. The registration of aircraft model in PIA Cargo markings should be changed to AP-AWD.

Here's photo of AP-AWD in PIA Cargo markings. The exact & correct designation for AP-AWD is Boeing 707-373C.

PIA Cargo Boeing 707-373C (AP-AWD) - Abbas Ali Collection

Boeing 707-320C were Convertible models (C = Convertible). These 707s had main deck side cargo door and could be used as full passenger aircraft, full cargo aircraft or operated in mixed configuration i.e. half cargo/half passenger. Despite the convertible option, a number of these were delivered as pure freighters. The pure freighter Boeing 707-320Cs were without cabin windows. One such pure freighter Boeing 707 operated by PIA was Boeing 707-331C (registration N15711). It was on lease from Trans World Airlines (TWA) to PIA from May 1979 to March 1980. Here's photo of N15711 in PIA markings.

Pure freighter Boeing 707-331C (registration N15711) in PIA Cargo markings. Note absence of cabin windows (except exit door windows) - Copyright Peter Frei

Here I would also like to mention Boeing 707-320B model. It was built as passenger aircraft without main deck side cargo door. A Boeing 707-320B operated by PIA was Boeing 707-351B (AP-BAA).

PIA Boeing 707-351B (AP-BAA) at Osaka International Airport, Japan. Note absence of main deck side cargo door - Copyright Nobuhiko Hirai

samee380 · Post by **samee380** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:31 pm

Thanks Abbas for the clarification.

I also believe that the PIA Cargo model is registration AP-AWD. Lets wait and see when better photos come out...

PK777 · Post by **PK777** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:52 pm

Thanks for answer Abbas. Samme and I were both wondering why the reg was AWP as the photograph of the B707 in this livery was AWD - may its just a typo by the retailer.. hopefully!

samee380 · Post by **samee380** » Wed Oct 03, 2007 5:15 pm

i have had confirmation of the registrations of the models below:

AP-AWD for Cargo with stars on the tail
AP-AWY 'Pakistan International' titles, no stars on the tail
AP-AWU Same as above, but with stars on the tail

All those have side cargo doors.