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NASA’s DC-8 Is Watching Me
While hanging out at Rainbow Canyon awaiting the next jet, someone was flying high above. They were pulling a contrail at their altitude so you had a really good idea of their flightpath. They were flying regular extended orbits above … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airliner, airplane, california, civil, dc-8, death valley, Douglas, jet, NASA, photo
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The First 737
The Museum of Flight has a number of prototypes of Boeing airliners. They have the first Boeing 737. This is a 737-100. Very few of these were built with the 200 series being introduced soon and then taking over completely … Continue reading
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Tagged 737-100, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, Boeing Field, civil, jet, museum of flight, photo, prototype, seattle, washington
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PDX Evening Arrivals
Back in the summer of 2017, we made a trip to Oregon for the solar eclipse. You can read all about that in previous posts here and here. The night before the eclipse, we stayed in Portland and the most … Continue reading
Lufthansa A340 and His Buddy
Heading back to Hawthorne after my flight over LAX, another plane was coming in to the southern complex. I had forgotten it was due and, after moving to the south of the field, we could have got a good shot … Continue reading
One of My Better Encounters with the Dreamlifter
I have had some mixed luck with the Dreamlifter. Light failing at the wrong moment or the sun setting just before departure are two examples. On this occasion, though, things worked out pretty well for me. I was visiting Future … Continue reading
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Tagged 747-400lcf, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, cargo, civil, dreamlifter, Everett, freighter, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, washington
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LAX is Attracting the Neos
The A320neo (and more recently the A321neo) has been a big seller for Airbus. However, introduction has not been smooth with both of the engine suppliers struggling to meet their commitments for powerplants (Pratt and Whitney definitely having the worse … Continue reading
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Tagged a320neo, Airbus, aircraft, airliner, airplane, california, civil, jet, KLAX, Los Angeles, photo
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Qantas Celebrates Aborigine Art Again
Qantas has decorated previous aircraft with liveries that encompass aborigine art. Their Wunala Dreaming aircraft was well known around the world and, in an age when airline liveries tend to be rather bland, these colorful jets are a welcome change. … Continue reading
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Tagged 787-9, aborigine, aircraft, airliner, airplane, art, Boeing, civil, dreamliner, Everett, jet, kpae, livery, Paine Field, photo, Qantas, scheme, special, washington
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Most West Coast??
The merger of the Virgin America operations into Alaska Airlines means combining the Airbus fleet with the Boeings. Virgin America had ordered some A321neos and these are in the process of delivery just as things are being merged. Alaska chose … Continue reading
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Tagged a321neo, Airbus, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Alaska airlines, california, civil, jet, KLAX, Los Angeles, most west coast, photo, virgin america
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Wamos – A New Airline for Me
There are many airlines around the world so plenty that you probably haven’t heard of and may never see. Finding one in your backyard is a surprise though. There I was hovering over LAX in a Robinson shooting pictures of … Continue reading
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Tagged 747-400, air-to-air, aircraft, airline, airliner, airplane, Boeing, california, civil, jet, KLAX, Los Angeles, photo, wamos
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Wingtip Treatments
Richard Whitcomb was an aerodynamicist at NASA who pioneered a number of technologies that benefit the aviation world today. One of those was his development of winglets. These are the wingtip treatments that improve lift to drag ratio and climb … Continue reading