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Taking Flight (Video of Boeing 747LCF, 737-900ER)
Boeing Randy's Blog ^
| 9/13/06
| Randy Baseler
Posted on 09/15/2006 8:07:55 AM PDT by SW6906
A first flight is always something to see. It’s the “moment of truth” in an airplane’s early life. It says, “Yeah, we designed this thing, and now we’ll show you that it can actually take to the air.”
We’ve had two opportunities to experience such a moment this month.
Just a few days ago the Boeing Large Cargo Freighter (LCF) took flight for the first time over Taiwan. It was a flight of just over two hours. The first of what we think will be about 250 flight test hours for this unique freighter, a modified 747-400.
We’ve put together a great short video about the LCF...
Earlier this month, we had another great first, as many of us in the Seattle area got to see the newest member of the Next-Generation 737 family fly.
(Excerpt) Read more at boeing.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: boeing
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To: SW6906
Perhaps a mascot is needed for this plane?
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posted on
09/15/2006 8:40:40 AM PDT
by
Fudd
To: Gay State Conservative
I wish. I never had the chance to go to Kai Tak.
But being a member of Airliners.net and Jetphotos.net, I've seen thousands of pictures from there and almost all were amazing.
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posted on
09/15/2006 8:44:46 AM PDT
by
COEXERJ145
(Free Republic is Currently Suffering a Pandemic of “Bush Derangement Syndrome.”)
To: Yo-Yo
Ah,
here is a better video. A couple of takeoffs and landings (or different angles of the same) and properly 16x9 formatted.
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posted on
09/15/2006 9:01:12 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: Yo-Yo
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posted on
09/15/2006 9:06:09 AM PDT
by
SW6906
(6 things you can't have too much of: sex, money, firewood, horsepower, guns and ammunition.)
To: Paleo Conservative
This is sort of the low rider chop job of planes. ;)
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posted on
09/15/2006 10:02:46 AM PDT
by
GOP_1900AD
(Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
To: Gay State Conservative
Kai Tak - where you could literally have a window in the private lives of the Kowloon masses .... LOL!
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posted on
09/15/2006 10:04:14 AM PDT
by
GOP_1900AD
(Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
To: GOP_1900AD
Kai Tak - where you could literally have a window in the private lives of the Kowloon masses .... LOL! I never had that pleasure.During both of my landings there,I was too busy talking to my Creator and trying to avoid soiling my underwear.
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posted on
09/15/2006 10:08:34 AM PDT
by
Gay State Conservative
("An empty limousine pulled up and Hillary Clinton got out")
To: Gay State Conservative
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posted on
09/15/2006 10:14:17 AM PDT
by
GOP_1900AD
(Stomping on "PC," destroying the Left, and smoking out faux "conservatives" - Take Back The GOP!)
To: Paleo Conservative
This picture begs a question for me...
Why doesn't Boeing just design a light weight hollowed out facimile of the Shuttle which flys nicely on the back of the 747 an they you have a really big freighter, cheap.
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posted on
09/15/2006 10:24:28 AM PDT
by
Positive
(Nothing is sadder than to see a beautiful theory murdered by a gang of brutal facts.)
To: Paleo Conservative
The 747LCF is kind of endearing. It gets cuter every time I see it. ;)
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posted on
09/15/2006 11:03:18 AM PDT
by
phantomworker
("A chicken doesn't stop scratching just because worms are scarce." Sofa King crazy.)
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