Stealthy Airliner

US Airways' 767-200ER N653US at Schiphol back on Oct 9th 2003. I always thought this stealthy looking livery was one of the best... today it's been updated since the merger with American West.

www.airliners.net/open.file/1001498/L/

The new look is just as good if not even better.


*Airplanes 101* (See Airplanes 101 Set)
Name: Boeing 767-200, 767-200F
Manufacturer: Boeing (USA) .
Main Role: large capacity medium-very long range mainline jetliner
Basic design: Two engined double ailed wide body mainline jetliner.
Capacity: Roughly 180-255 passengers
Range: 5800km -12200km
First delivery date: 1982
Still in production in 2006: Yes
Easily confused for: the Airbus A300, A310, 777,
Main identifying points: The tail cone and tail are probably the 767's best identifyer.. the cone is very conical and the tail's baseline sweeps down to meet it whereas most Airbus widebodies have a relatively horizontal baseline in their tails. Also the 767 has sharper and more defined edges on the tail and cockpit windows than the Airbus rivals. Some aftermarket 767 winglets (like those on the latest 737s) are available but so far are rare sights. The 767-200 is like most shortened or shorter versions of a model very stubby in appearance. This aircraft was tailored to the North American market in a manner the A300/A310 was tailored to the European market so you tend to see US Airlines flying these en mass while the Airbus products are slightly more popular in Europe.
Examples of Main Operators: Continental, American, United, US Airways, Air Canada, and many more. The -200 is less popular than the larger -300 model these days as many airlines are starting to retire them from service. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boeing_767_operators

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_767

For more pics of 767 aircraft see the Boeing 767 group here at Flickr.