PIA Fuselage in a Karachi Junkyard

Nasir · Post by **Nasir** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 12:01 am

I believe this is the old 707/720 filight simulator.

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:37 am

^ Yes, it's PIA Boeing 707 flight simulator with interior/exterior components stripped.

Order for brand new Boeing 707 simulator was placed by PIA in 1968/69 and it was delivered to PIA in 1970. Pilots of PIA, Pakistan Air Force and a number of world airlines received training on this simulator. Tender for the sale of Boeing 707 simulator appeared on official PIA website in August 2005.

By the way, some broken parts of PIA's three Boeing 747s (AP-AYV, AP-BCM & AP-BCN) and two Boeing 707s (AP-AXG & AP-BBK) were also seen at scrapyards in Karachi few years ago according to a friend of mine. The three grounded PIA Boeing 747s and two retired Boeing 707 freighters were sold to scrap dealers in year 2001/2002 through a tender and later broken up at Karachi Airport and that's how some surviving parts of these aircraft were seen at scrap shops in Karachi. The friend who told me this has a friend in Karachi who purchased some interesting stuff from one such shop including a small broken cockpit instrument of scrapped AP-AYV and Business Class seat from another scrapped PIA Boeing 747

Here's a photo showing broken-up AP-BBK at Karachi Airport in year 2002.

Abbas

Abbas Ali · Post by **Abbas Ali** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 3:39 pm

That's how PIA Boeing 707 flight simulator looked from inside in 1971/72. It was a brand new machine at that time.

PIA Boeing 707 Flight Simulator - Copyright PIA via Abbas Ali Collection

Nasir · Post by **Nasir** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:11 pm

And then I believe in the 80's one of the windshields was converted into a screen, thereby adding the scenic visual element to the simulation.