1st WestJet 787 off the Production Line
Nov 29, 2018, 12:15 pm
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1st WestJet 787 off the Production Line
This is the first photo I know of, the aircraft in the background, of course: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DtL_ExXWsAUaQF-.jpg:large
Nov 29, 2018, 3:20 pm
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This first aircraft is still is not fully painted and hasn't got the engines on the pylons yet. All Boeings leave the production line with the rudder painted as the balance is affected by the weight of the paint, but the 787 also has the full vertical stabiliser (tail fin) painted before assembly and all composite fuselage and wing sections are painted white before exposure to the elements. After engine fit (when the engines are removed from the pylons there are weights in place to prevent the aircraft tipping on it's tail), final paint will see the rest of the livery applied, followed by flight testing before delivery at the beginning of 2019.
Nov 29, 2018, 3:34 pm
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This first aircraft is still is not fully painted and hasn't got the engines on the pylons yet. All Boeings leave the production line with the rudder painted as the balance is affected by the weight of the paint, but the 787 also has the full vertical stabiliser (tail fin) painted before assembly and all composite fuselage and wing sections are painted white before exposure to the elements. After engine fit (when the engines are removed from the pylons there are weights in place to prevent the aircraft tipping on it's tail), final paint will see the rest of the livery applied, followed by flight testing before delivery at the beginning of 2019.
My passion for minutiae is now fully satiated (for the time being).
Nov 29, 2018, 5:26 pm
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Guys
I'm sure you know there are many places to satisfy that need for plane p0rn.
I follow these guys:
Woodys Aeroimages
https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris
Along with 2 WS photos (one you've seen), if you scroll down to Nov 24, he has one WS bird clearing the active after a test
Paine Airport
https://twitter.com/mattcawby
I'm sure you know there are many places to satisfy that need for plane p0rn.
I follow these guys:
Woodys Aeroimages
https://twitter.com/AeroimagesChris
Along with 2 WS photos (one you've seen), if you scroll down to Nov 24, he has one WS bird clearing the active after a test
Paine Airport
https://twitter.com/mattcawby
Dec 2, 2018, 6:29 pm
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Dec 2, 2018, 10:51 pm
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WS655 YYZ-YYC 0900-1105 then turns around as WS670 YYC-YYZ 1330-1910
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Dec 2, 2018, 11:19 pm
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As the flights will be for 787 ETOPS proving and checking processes such as container handling and other operational aspects of the aircraft, it will only be used lightly with lots of buffering in the schedule to work the operational bugs out, before entering full time transatlantic service with the next two 787s in May.
Dec 3, 2018, 7:19 am
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As the flights will be for 787 ETOPS proving and checking processes such as container handling and other operational aspects of the aircraft, it will only be used lightly with lots of buffering in the schedule to work the operational bugs out, before entering full time transatlantic service with the next two 787s in May.