Ulfinator From United States, joined Mar 2004, 276 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 12 hours ago) and read 3995 times:
Just got an email at work that says that the 747LCF test pilots are shooting for an 8am arrival at BFI Saturday 9/16 with a 7:45ish flyby at PAE prior.
Will try to follow up with more info as I have a chance.
Adipasqu From United States, joined Apr 2004, 158 posts, RR: 0 Reply 7, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 3834 times:
Quoting Clickhappy (Reply 6): I doubt it. I would imagine it will start flight testing right away, paint will come later.
Paint will come sooner than you think. Boeing doesn't want people looking up to the sky, seeing the 747LCF, and asking themselves "what the hell is that green thing?" Any other "new" plane or model is usually in some full paint scheme, even if it's an in house scheme and not that of the launch customer (see 777LR, for example). I know this plane is different than previous that Boeing has put to the skys, but the 747LCF will have paint on it by the end of September, I predict.
TradewindL1011 From United States, joined Dec 2003, 179 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 3823 times:
Speaking of Livery, since it will be operated by Evergreen, will it be in a their current livery, a new or special Evergreen livery, or Dreamliner livery with small "Operated by Evergreen" titles? I am very curious to see.
TradewindL1011 From United States, joined Dec 2003, 179 posts, RR: 0 Reply 11, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 3635 times:
I'm not really sure where you got that info from as its status claims it arrived 445 days ago on June 26,2005. I don't think that the 744 had even been pulled in to the hangar for modifacions yet.
N600RR From United States, joined Feb 2006, 171 posts, RR: 0 Reply 12, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 4 hours ago) and read 3596 times:
Quoting TradewindL1011 (Reply 11): I'm not really sure where you got that info from as it's status claims it arrived 445 days ago on June 26,2005.
I believe the top of the page is the flight history of the same Boeing flight number (BOE876) from BFI to TPE. If you look at the bottom, it should show a Sep 16, 2006 01:00am GMT departure from TPE to BFI. Since that flight has not left TPE yet, I think FlightAware only shows the status of the most recent route of any flight using the same flight number.
"And the fluffy white lines that the airplane leaves behind are drifting right in front of the waning of the moon" -Cake
Clickhappy From United States, joined Sep 2001, 8835 posts, RR: 79 Reply 15, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 3433 times:
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You told me? Sure bra. The situation is fluid and is changing by the day.
My info is coming from my sources at Boeing, the same sources for my recent 787 article. You'll find it on the cover of the current issue of Airlines magazine.
A bunch of us are meeting at BFI in the AM if anyone wants to come out.
Adipasqu From United States, joined Apr 2004, 158 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 1 hour ago) and read 3410 times:
Quoting Clickhappy (Reply 15): You told me? Sure bra. The situation is fluid and is changing by the day.
My info is coming from my sources at Boeing, the same sources for my recent 787 article. You'll find it on the cover of the current issue of Airlines magazine.
Yes, I did. See reply #7. And I don't have my sources? I knew about this yesterday but was asked by my source not to post any specifics. Get over yourself, dude. You might think you're in the know...
Clickhappy From United States, joined Sep 2001, 8835 posts, RR: 79 Reply 18, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 17 hours ago) and read 2632 times:
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but was asked by my source not to post any specifics
Boeing isn't keeping this stuff a secret for anyone. So I am not sure what you mean by that, but you have my attention. So tell us, what colors will it be in
Also, people on the forum want to know when it will be flying from BFI to PAE, so now is your chance to contribute.
Or do you want me to post it so that later you can tell me you already knew but your 'sources' told you to keep it on the DL.
DeltaJet757 From United States, joined Sep 2006, 243 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 1874 times:
Quoting TradewindL1011 (Reply 8): Speaking of Livery, since it will be operated by Evergreen, will it be in a their current livery, a new or special Evergreen livery, or Dreamliner livery with small "Operated by Evergreen" titles?
It's likely to be in the dreamliner colors with small "Operated By Evergreen" titles.
ER757 From Cayman Islands, joined May 2005, 1225 posts, RR: 7 Reply 21, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1795 times:
There was quite a crowd at the north end of BFI this morning to welcome her to Seattle. She came floating in about 8:05 looking surprisingly graceful in the air and landed to a round of applause from the onlookers. There was a small jet shadowing her just to the east of the field which I am sure held at least one Boeing photographer. Quite a few other folks had cameras in hand, I'd venture to say that we'll see some photos posted here shortly. My impression was that she looks quite a bit better in person than in photos - it helps that the plane is predominantly one color now instead of gray/geen/white as seen in earlier shots.
JAAlbert From United States, joined Jan 2006, 585 posts, RR: 1 Reply 24, posted (3 years 1 month 3 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 1211 times:
Quoting Adipasqu (Reply 16): Quoting Clickhappy (Reply 15):
You told me? Sure bra. The situation is fluid and is changing by the day.
My info is coming from my sources at Boeing, the same sources for my recent 787 article. You'll find it on the cover of the current issue of Airlines magazine.
Yes, I did. See reply #7. And I don't have my sources? I knew about this yesterday but was asked by my source not to post any specifics.
Look, I didn't want to tell anybody -- it's all really hush-hush -- but a large photo of myself is going on the tail. I think they wanted to honor couch potatoes like myself is the reasoning (those Americans who bear the shape of this plane). Boeing asked me to keep it a secret until the big reveal, but I couldn't help it! I hope I didn't steal your scoop
LOL - that was a lot! Even Col. Sanders couldn't have finished all that. Sorry you missed the arrival of the LCF, but it's going to be around the area plenty in the future. I'm sure you'll have a chance to see it up close and personal. There were a few other a.nuts out there this morning, I think I saw Steve.
26 Aeroguy: Yeah definitely seemed like a good crowd this morning. I was at the southeast end, over on Airport Way South with a nice angle looking almost straight
27 DEVILFISH: Why, thank you guys. But Marvel and Boeing might take exception to that.
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