The Planespotter's PHOTO Thread...
Jan 8, 2015, 2:09 pm
#1366
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747-8's inaugural PEK-JFK flight landing - triple 7's have been flying this route in the past year when the older 747's were discontinued ... Nothing like riding atop with 4 engines roaring as it stream down the runway for the takeoff & unmistakable.
Another one came in this afternoon & will be taking off shortly (CA 981 & CA 982)
Another one came in this afternoon & will be taking off shortly (CA 981 & CA 982)
Jan 10, 2015, 6:17 pm
#1367
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747-8's inaugural PEK-JFK flight landing - triple 7's have been flying this route in the past year when the older 747's were discontinued ... Nothing like riding atop with 4 engines roaring as it stream down the runway for the takeoff & unmistakable.
Another one came in this afternoon & will be taking off shortly (CA 981 & CA 982)
Another one came in this afternoon & will be taking off shortly (CA 981 & CA 982)
Here's a photo of an A388's engine (and a human for comparison's sake) I took at Hong Kong. I'm always amazed by the size of modern aircraft.
Jan 10, 2015, 6:27 pm
#1368
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Sorry for the 'hijack' but am at PAE and was able to witness the unveiling of LH's 'YR', their latest 747-8i. A short video of the push back in addition to photos.
http://lufthansaflyer.boardingarea.c...-photos-video/
http://lufthansaflyer.boardingarea.c...-photos-video/
Jan 10, 2015, 6:28 pm
#1369
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FYI that is not Air Force One (usually a VC-25A) but an E-4B Advanced Airborne Command Post, otherwise known as the "Doomsday Plane"
When the President is in Hawaii it usually comes along for support. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_E-4#Recent_history
When the President is in Hawaii it usually comes along for support. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_E-4#Recent_history
Jan 10, 2015, 9:09 pm
#1370
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Well if we're going to get really technical, Air Force One is any Air Force plane the President is on. If the Cessna 172 was Navy, it would be Navy One.
Jan 10, 2015, 9:39 pm
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Jan 10, 2015, 9:44 pm
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Jan 10, 2015, 9:45 pm
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Jan 10, 2015, 9:52 pm
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Jan 12, 2015, 12:07 am
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http://www.planespotters.net/Aviatio...show?id=469683
Looks like that might actually be the exact plane based on the registration:
9Y-JMC Air Jamaica Boeing 737-8Q8(WL)
or
9Y-JME Air Jamaica Boeing 737-86J(WL)
Jan 12, 2015, 1:14 am
#1379
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SCOOT's first 787 after a High Speed Taxi / Brake Test:
This will hijack you to their Facebook page where I posted the pic. I tried to post it here, but it was way too big. FB auto-resized the image.
This will hijack you to their Facebook page where I posted the pic. I tried to post it here, but it was way too big. FB auto-resized the image.