Comments on: The Ghost Plane of Mokpo http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:57:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Tammo http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-202120 Tammo Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:18:15 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-202120 There's some variance where Namyangju is if you search for it in live maps or follow the link in Wikipedia ... but it appears the Wikipedia one is correct. And in that case it's right between two strips of hi-res images ... bummer. There’s some variance where Namyangju is if you search for it in live maps or follow the link in Wikipedia … but it appears the Wikipedia one is correct. And in that case it’s right between two strips of hi-res images … bummer.

]]> By: Chaz http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-202113 Chaz Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:29:40 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-202113 Looks like Namyangju City is more or less a suburb of Seoul. I have always heard that N747PA ended up in Seoul, and that certainly looks like N747PA (Clipper Juan T. Trippe) in those photos... So that would leave the Mokpo plane as yet unidentified. Looks like Namyangju City is more or less a suburb of Seoul. I have always heard that N747PA ended up in Seoul, and that certainly looks like N747PA (Clipper Juan T. Trippe) in those photos…

So that would leave the Mokpo plane as yet unidentified.

]]> By: Tammo http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-202109 Tammo Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:03:57 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-202109 Check the second comment <a href="http://www.luxurylaunches.com/travel/boeing_747_jumbo_converted_to_a_restaurant_in_korea.php" rel="nofollow"> here </a>. All the pictures on the page JDK linked to (and on lots of other blogs ...) clearly show the caption 'Gyeonggi-do' which is a province of Korea ... but quite a ways from Mokpo. Looking at the massive struts holding the one in the pictures up and in place, I doubt it gets moved around easily or much. Unfortunately it appears that Namyangju City, where the restaurant in the pictures is supposed to be is not covered by hi-res images ... so we can't check :( Check the second comment here . All the pictures on the page JDK linked to (and on lots of other blogs …) clearly show the caption ‘Gyeonggi-do’ which is a province of Korea … but quite a ways from Mokpo. Looking at the massive struts holding the one in the pictures up and in place, I doubt it gets moved around easily or much. Unfortunately it appears that Namyangju City, where the restaurant in the pictures is supposed to be is not covered by hi-res images … so we can’t check :(

]]> By: Chaz http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-202107 Chaz Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:29:49 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-202107 I wondered about that too... Although if you notice those photos are over a year and a half old... And no telling when the sat photos on Google were taken... My guess is this plane has moved at some point in the not too distant past... Maybe more than once... I wondered about that too… Although if you notice those photos are over a year and a half old… And no telling when the sat photos on Google were taken… My guess is this plane has moved at some point in the not too distant past… Maybe more than once…

]]> By: John http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-202106 John Fri, 03 Oct 2008 23:05:27 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-202106 JDK, I don't think that blog is correct. Look at the road that curves around the plane in the photos. There's nothing like that on the map. JDK, I don’t think that blog is correct. Look at the road that curves around the plane in the photos. There’s nothing like that on the map.

]]> By: JDK http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-202103 JDK Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:48:35 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-202103 The rudder is missing from the tail, and the engines appear too small to be original. I agree with what some other people have said: this is probably a fixture on top of a building i.e. like a restaurant. Tons of old planes are used for this purpose in asia. Update: And here's confirmation - http://www.luxuo.com/2008/07/boeing-747-turned-into-restaurant.html. The rudder is missing from the tail, and the engines appear too small to be original.

I agree with what some other people have said: this is probably a fixture on top of a building i.e. like a restaurant. Tons of old planes are used for this purpose in asia.

Update: And here’s confirmation - http://www.luxuo.com/2008/07/boeing-747-turned-into-restaurant.html.

]]> By: IgorBG http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-201906 IgorBG Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:27:49 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-201906 This is 747 converted to restaurant. Search Google for "747 restaurant" or go to Wiki page for 747 and you will see it This is 747 converted to restaurant. Search Google for “747 restaurant” or go to Wiki page for 747 and you will see it

]]> By: Franklin http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-200428 Franklin Mon, 09 Jun 2008 06:20:43 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-200428 Koreans like exotic settings. Throughout the country you can find restaurants that look like cruise liners - downtown Seoul on the north end of the Olympic bridge for example. In this case, it is a real aircraft fuselage that has been converted into a restaurant. There is also a KAL airliner that was also converted to a restaruant in Yongpyong east of Seoul. Koreans like exotic settings. Throughout the country you can find restaurants that look like cruise liners - downtown Seoul on the north end of the Olympic bridge for example. In this case, it is a real aircraft fuselage that has been converted into a restaurant. There is also a KAL airliner that was also converted to a restaruant in Yongpyong east of Seoul.

]]> By: Chaz http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-200216 Chaz Thu, 22 May 2008 03:15:48 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-200216 It's not one of the Korean 747SPs. Korean only had two of the type and they were both flown into storage in the US many years ago. One has since been scrapped, while the other is being refurbished to go back into service as an engine testbed. I personally don't think this is an SP... It doesn't look "stumpy" enough. I suspect either these wings were shortened, or wings from a smaller aircraft were substituted just for space saving considerations. It’s not one of the Korean 747SPs. Korean only had two of the type and they were both flown into storage in the US many years ago. One has since been scrapped, while the other is being refurbished to go back into service as an engine testbed.

I personally don’t think this is an SP… It doesn’t look “stumpy” enough.

I suspect either these wings were shortened, or wings from a smaller aircraft were substituted just for space saving considerations.

]]> By: jeff http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-200135 jeff Fri, 16 May 2008 02:21:40 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/12/07/the-ghost-plane-of-mokpo/#comment-200135 i used to live in mokpo and i was there while this was being built in 2000. it was a plane restaurant/cafe, i have no idea what it is now. if you look south of it, near the water, there should also be a sailing ship restaurant, somewhere in the peace park area of the waterfront. i used to live in mokpo and i was there while this was being built in 2000. it was a plane restaurant/cafe, i have no idea what it is now. if you look south of it, near the water, there should also be a sailing ship restaurant, somewhere in the peace park area of the waterfront.

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