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Who Flies The New Boeing 747 400/LCF?  
User currently offlineElpinDAB From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 458 posts, RR: 5
Posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 6280 times:

Hey
I was just wondering...
I've heard that in order to be a be a test pilot for an aircraft manufacturer, you must have many qualifications besides being a pilot who is appropriately rated for the aircraft (i.e. being rate in the 777 or 747, etc, in addition to being an accomplished aeronautical engineer.) So, if that is true (I am certainly not expertly informed), and with that said, who gets to fly the new Boeing 747 freighter? Would it be one of Boeing's in-house test pilots or what? I was just thinking that, despite how ugly the plane is, it would be a great honor to get to fly such a beast!

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User currently offlineCCA From Hong Kong, joined Oct 2002, 715 posts, RR: 14
Reply 1, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 6269 times:

The Boeing test pilots are flying it at the moment until it's certified then it will go to Evergreen and Cargolux, those pilots will have to do a LCF differences course, and possibly some work with the Boeing test pilots, prior to operating the A/C commercially.

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Evergreen has named Cargolux as a subcontractor to fly routes from Europe.

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2005/q4/051214a_nr.html


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User currently offlinePtrjong From Netherlands, joined Mar 2005, 3779 posts, RR: 20
Reply 2, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 6263 times:

Quoting CCA (Reply 1):
Evergreen has named Cargolux as a subcontractor to fly routes from Europe.

Will there be large 787 parts to be moved from Europe?

Peter


The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad (Salvador Dali)
User currently offlineStarlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15904 posts, RR: 66
Reply 3, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 6216 times:

Quoting Ptrjong (Reply 2):
Will there be large 787 parts to be moved from Europe?

Yes. As i recall, Italian manufacturers and others are contracted to produce sub-assemblies.


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User currently offlinePtrjong From Netherlands, joined Mar 2005, 3779 posts, RR: 20
Reply 4, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 6 days 1 hour ago) and read 6211 times:

Thanks Starlionblue.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/275606_italy28.html

It says Alenia will build two mid fuselage sections in Grottaglie, near Taranto, and the horizontal stabilizer in Foggia.

So that's where I might be able to see the LCF.

Peter Smile


The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad (Salvador Dali)
User currently offlineColumba From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 6835 posts, RR: 5
Reply 5, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 6 days ago) and read 6190 times:

Any chance the 747-400LCF will be let to other companies to carry out-sized cargo like Airbus does with their Belugas ?


It will forever be a McDonnell Douglas MD 80 , Boeing MD 80 sounds so wrong
User currently offlineStarlionblue From Hong Kong, joined Feb 2004, 15904 posts, RR: 66
Reply 6, posted (6 years 9 months 1 week 5 days 22 hours ago) and read 6155 times:

Quoting Columba (Reply 5):
Any chance the 747-400LCF will be let to other companies to carry out-sized cargo like Airbus does with their Belugas

I don't know if Boeing has stated intentions in this regard. However, it would seem silly not to if the aircraft is available. Apart from the money, the Beluga transport flights have been good PR for Airbus. They even painted the outside once for a special artwork flight.


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