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Dreamlifter Certification Tests Start After Delays

NYC777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 5220 posts, RR: 49
Posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 23 hours ago) and read 1706 times:

Looks like the LCF is in the final days of it's test flights and hopefully should have teh certification done within a few days accroding to the Flight Global article:

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles...tion-tests-start-after-delays.html

That which does not kill me makes me stronger.

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AA1818 From Trinidad and Tobago, joined Feb 2006, 3348 posts, RR: 4
Reply 1, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1472 times:

Heya- excellent news. Hasn't it been transporting 787 parts already though??
Another milestone in the Dreamliners development nonetheless!

AA1818

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EI321 From Iraq, joined Jul 2009, 0 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1443 times:

Cool.

When is it due to finish testing, any plans for one-off foreign visits a la A380 testing?

FriendlySkies From United States of America, joined Aug 2004, 4017 posts, RR: 5
Reply 3, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 1360 times:

What's going on with the second one? It rolled out a month ago, haven't heard anything since...

SEPilot From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 6306 posts, RR: 39
Reply 4, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 1335 times:

Quoting AA1818 (Reply 1):
Hasn't it been transporting 787 parts already though??

Yes; the FAA allowed Boeing to do test flights with actual cargo, as Boeing was the customer anyway (makes more sense than carrying dummy loads.)

The problem with making things foolproof is that fools are so doggone ingenious...Dan Keebler

NYC777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 5220 posts, RR: 49
Reply 5, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1260 times:

Quoting EI321 (Reply 2):
Cool.

When is it due to finish testing, any plans for one-off foreign visits a la A380 testing?

I don't think so. I heard that once testing is finsihed the first LCF will head back to Taiwan for a little maintenacne and to be painted. Number two will be pressed into service delivering parts between Japan, Italy, Charleston, Wichita, and Everett. But you never know if it makes an appearance at Paris.

Number two was supposed to have flown yesterday but I don't know if it has or not.

That which does not kill me makes me stronger.

Vivekman2006 From India, joined May 2006, 517 posts, RR: 3
Reply 6, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 1220 times:

Good. I am kinda tired looking at those green-grey colours. Wink

The Boeing colours would look fabulous on the LCF!

Photoshop experts, can you come up with something before it is actually painted?

Quoting NYC777 (Reply 5):
I heard that once testing is finsihed the first LCF will head back to Taiwan for a little maintenacne and to be painted.

SEPilot From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 6306 posts, RR: 39
Reply 7, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 1144 times:

Quoting EI321 (Reply 2):
When is it due to finish testing, any plans for one-off foreign visits a la A380 testing?

Since they are not trying to sell it, what's the point?

The problem with making things foolproof is that fools are so doggone ingenious...Dan Keebler

BrettFromCLT From United States of America, joined Nov 2006, 136 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 1083 times:

Quoting SEPilot (Reply 7):
Quoting EI321 (Reply 2):
When is it due to finish testing, any plans for one-off foreign visits a la A380 testing?

Since they are not trying to sell it, what's the point?

They're not trying to sell it of course, but it would be great PR for the 787 and Boeing in general It sounds like they're going to keep them busy delivering parts and not showing off, though.

Quoting Vivekman2006 (Reply 6):
Photoshop experts, can you come up with something before it is actually painted?

Boeing came up with something: Smile

SEPilot From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 6306 posts, RR: 39
Reply 9, posted (6 years 4 months 1 week 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 979 times:

Quoting BrettFromCLT (Reply 8):
They're not trying to sell it of course, but it would be great PR for the 787 and Boeing in general It sounds like they're going to keep them busy delivering parts and not showing off, though.

It's pretty darned expensive to just fly around for PR; besides, as you say, they actually have a use for it.

The problem with making things foolproof is that fools are so doggone ingenious...Dan Keebler

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