![Flightradar24 on Twitter: "The Qantas Boeing 747 with 5 engines is now approaching Johannesburg https://t.co/n7Xh0zKtZs #QF63 https://t.co/gKyAVdekjd" / Twitter Flightradar24 on Twitter: "The Qantas Boeing 747 with 5 engines is now approaching Johannesburg https://t.co/n7Xh0zKtZs #QF63 https://t.co/gKyAVdekjd" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CYCbuqiUAAAH_Ko.jpg)
Flightradar24 on Twitter: "The Qantas Boeing 747 with 5 engines is now approaching Johannesburg https://t.co/n7Xh0zKtZs #QF63 https://t.co/gKyAVdekjd" / Twitter
Airline Secrets Exposed - This is known as the V-Pod or 5th Pod which was used to transport a spare engine for another 747 requiring a replacement engine around the world. Qantas
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Don't worry, this weird plane with 5 engines, is just a flying test bed for a quite innovative FOD resistant engine - The Aviationist
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