Google Earth having a laugh

[ML]

Surely this must be a joke?
I was looking at Heathrow on the online version of Google Earth today, and came across this.
I mean, it's a cross between and A380 and 747-400. In VA colours.
Strange?

[thatone1967]

looks like a 747-400 with poor resolution to me...

[shakotan]

thatone1967 said:

looks like a 747-400 with poor resolution to me...

You might want to check your monitor, that render clearly has a top deck that extends to the base of the tailplane.

[nick heppinstall]

Looks like a Microsoft Flight Simulator screen dump to me ....

[anonymous-user]

It's been sitting there at LHR for years.

I'm not sure what's odder, that someone would make such a good model of a hybrid 747 aircraft or that GE should include it.

[nick heppinstall]

I'll take that back. Didnt know Google Earth had any 3d models ! Been ages since I used it.

[ML]

If you look around there's also a 737 with an A320 body and landing gear

[Simpo Two]

When geeks have fun...

[Road Pest]

[nick heppinstall]

Simpo Two said:

When geeks have fun...

FU

[mybrainhurts]

I can see a Heinkel 111 now....

[nick heppinstall]

mybrainhurts said:

I can see a Heinkel 111 now....

Dont you start ! ( loads Flight Simulator )

[mybrainhurts]

nick heppinstall said:

mybrainhurts said:

I can see a Heinkel 111 now....

Dont you start ! ( loads Flight Simulator )

Not me, it was Hitler....

[nick heppinstall]

mybrainhurts said:

nick heppinstall said:

mybrainhurts said:

I can see a Heinkel 111 now....

Dont you start ! ( loads Flight Simulator )

Not me, it was Hitler....

Yeah and look what happened to him

[mybrainhurts]

nick heppinstall said:

mybrainhurts said:

nick heppinstall said:

mybrainhurts said:

I can see a Heinkel 111 now....

Dont you start ! ( loads Flight Simulator )

Not me, it was Hitler....

Yeah and look what happened to him

Nothing an aspirin won't fix...

[FraserLFA]

It's done using google draw, googles own CAD package. People are allowed to make models and insert them in to google maps with googles permission.

New york and a few other cities are now 3D, thanks to this sort of thing. I'm guessing someone made the plane and requested goole add it, and they saw the funny side.

[Racingdude009]

Wonder if its someone from the Virgin Air marketing department ?

[Simpo Two]

Maybe there'll be one called 'Slut' parked next to it tomorrow.

Personally I'd prefer Google Earth to be real, not populated with made-up toys.

[dafeller]

Simpo Two said:

Maybe there'll be one called 'Slut' parked next to it tomorrow.

Personally I'd prefer Google Earth to be real, not populated with made-up toys.

Maybe they don't want it to be used as a source of 'real information'

[MISS E]

nick heppinstall said:

Looks like a Microsoft Flight Simulator screen dump to me ....

agree with this answer