Virgins English Rose plane

Intel Guy · 24 Jan 2008 at 21:33

does anyone know if the English Rose had on demand video? Or is it an older plane?

Kell_ee001 · 24 Jan 2008 at 21:34

That's... random :confused:

Azagoth · 24 Jan 2008 at 21:35

Talk about being confuddled!

Jokester · 24 Jan 2008 at 21:37

He wants to know if the Virgin aircraft, named English Rose, has a VoD system installed on it, presumably in cattle class?

Dunks · 24 Jan 2008 at 21:41

What an odd question.

Intel Guy · 24 Jan 2008 at 21:43

Sat in departures waiting to board in 3 hours. Just seen it taxi in and wondered how bad the 10 hours are going to be....

Kell_ee001 · 24 Jan 2008 at 21:45

Well that makes more sense, although I'm afraid I still can't answer your question... hope you have a good book and a comfy pillow!

Scuzi · 24 Jan 2008 at 21:45

Is it an A340 300/600 or a B744?

Kell_ee001 · 24 Jan 2008 at 21:46

Wouldn't it be best to tell him yes or no to all 3 just incase?

Intel Guy · 24 Jan 2008 at 21:49

what's a quick way to tell? All it says is English rose air born 2001. With that date I'm thinking no.

[TW]Fox · 24 Jan 2008 at 22:01

English Rose is a Boeing 747-400. It will have the multimedia system.

Masterdog · 24 Jan 2008 at 22:14

Going anywhere nice?

edit- looking at your recent posts, I'm guessing you're coming back. which usually isn't nice.

Sirrel Squirrel · 24 Jan 2008 at 22:21

It does, I've been on it, can't remember if it took me to Florida or Vegas though

edit/ it's not on demand as such though, you get a tv in the headrest and the entertainment is on a 2 hour or so loop and you can change the channel to pick what you want to watch, when the longest program ends the channels loop again.

MuvverRussia · 24 Jan 2008 at 22:58

2001 makes me think it's part of the cancelled Alitalia order? In which case it has PTVs based on the Nova system. Basically you'll get a handful of channels and not much more - no games and definitely no VoD.

Rotty · 24 Jan 2008 at 23:32

[TW]Fox;10964304 said:
English Rose is a Boeing 747-400. It will have the multimedia system.

generally Heathrow based 747s have video on demand where Gatwick and Manchester based ones do not

English Rose has a Super Nova system which is not AVOD

Lighters · 25 Jan 2008 at 00:15

the topic virgins made me look

Nix · 25 Jan 2008 at 01:08

Lighters said:
the topic virgins made me look

You're telling me! How disappointed was I when I went into "Virgin Megastore" to merely find digital medium. I guess it's name is quite apt, really...

POB · 25 Jan 2008 at 08:04

Rotty said:
generally Heathrow based 747s have video on demand where Gatwick and Manchester based ones do not

English Rose has a Super Nova system which is not AVOD

Oops, if thats the case I'm going to get lynched for booking Virgin from Gatwick to Florida.

Last three two flights were from Heathrow, with VOD.

Good job they screen you at the airport or I'm sure to get stabbed by my family for not realising this fact.

.Kencs · 25 Jan 2008 at 10:07

IMO.....Who Cares....Random Question

Wicksta · 25 Jan 2008 at 10:15

.Kencs said:
IMO.....Who Cares....Random Question

Actually it's an extremely sensible question by GD standards. If I'm ever flying it would be nice to know what on board entertainment there is so I know if to take my own or not. Without VOD I would always encode my own video onto my iPod to watch.