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A Turboprop Goose
While on the terrace at Future of Flight, I saw a Goose parked up over near the FBO. I had mixed feelings since it was interesting that it was there but I was disappointed I didn’t know it had come … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, amphibian, civil, Everett, goose, Grumman, kpae, Paine Field, photo, turboprop, washington
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Boeing 2707 Mockup
An online discussion I was involved in recently revolved around supersonic transports. While the TU-144 and Concorde were the main focus, the Boeing 2707 also came up. I had seen the front fuselage mockup of this when it was at … Continue reading
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Tagged 2707, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, civil, Everett, jet, kpae, mockup, museum of flight, Paine Field, photo, restoration, washington
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Nice T-38 Surprise
A Beale AFB T-38 was parked over at the FBO when I was at Boeing Field. The canopies were up which gave me optimism but you never know whether they are just doing something to the jet or maybe haven’t … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, Boeing Field, jet, KBFI, king county, military, Northrop, photo, seattle, t-38, talon, trainer, USAF, washington
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A DHL Delivery But to Them Rather Than By Them
A lot of freighters come out of Everett these days. All 747s are now freighters as are the 767s. The 777 passenger variants are a regular feature but there is quite a demand for 777Fs too. I saw one go … Continue reading
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Tagged 777f, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, cargo, civil, dhl, Everett, freighter, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, washington
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Lots of Max Jets in Storage
The grounding of the 737 Max fleet has resulted in plenty of parked jets. I have shown them at Paine Field but Boeing Field seems to be a big storage location. The employee parking lot has been turned into a … Continue reading
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Tagged 737 Max, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, Boeing Field, civil, grounding, jet, KBFI, king county, lot, parking, photo, seattle, storage, Tukwila, washington
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Reverser Close Up
When you get lots of similar jets arriving, you can mess around a bit. The 500mm was far too long for the touchdown shots for most aircraft but, when you are getting a bunch of Air Canada A320s, no harm … Continue reading
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Tagged a320, Air Canada, Airbus, aircraft, airliner, airplane, British Columbia, Canada, civil, CYVR, detail, jet, photo, reverser, thrust, Vancouver International
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Fatigue 777X in the Test Frame
Having seen the fatigue test 777X emerged from the production hangars (as I covered in this post), I assumed it had moved to the test area. I once made a drive around the back of the factory at Everett to … Continue reading
BA A380 Arrives a Bit Late – Good!
The day I was at YVR, the BA A380 was a bit late against schedule. Since the light improves significantly later in the evening – nice soft light, warmth and more to the north side – this was considered a … Continue reading
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Tagged a380-800, Airbus, aircraft, airliner, airplane, british airways, British Columbia, Canada, civil, CYVR, jet, photo, Vancouver International
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