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RAT Noise
UPS is buying a bunch of 747 freighters at the moment. I have shot a few of them including examples here and here. The route back to Paine Field takes them across our area when the pattern being flown is … Continue reading
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Tagged 747-8F, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, Bothell, cargo, civil, flight, freighter, jet, overflight, photo, ram air turbine, rat, test, ups, washington
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New FedEx 767 Struggles for First Flight
Aside from the USAF, FedEx is the main recipient of aircraft coming off the 767 line these days. They have just placed another order too so they will continue to take new 767 freighters for years to come. One of … Continue reading
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Tagged 767-300, aborted, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, cargo, civil, Everett, FedEx, first flight, freighter, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, rejected, takeoff, washington
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Dreamlifter at the Other End
When planes are arriving at Paine Field from the north, I am usually up near Future of Flight. However, I was down at the south end when a Dreamlifter came in. They used the full length of the runway and … Continue reading
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Tagged 747-400lcf, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, cargo, civil, dreamlifter, Everett, freighter, jet, kale, Paine Field, photo, washington
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Finally, an Antonov Antonov
There have been quite a few appearances of Antonov AN124s on this blog. They all have something in common. They were operated by Volga Dnepr. There is another operator that I have not had much success seeing. That is Antonov … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, AN124s, antonov, Antonov design bureau, cargo, civil, Everett, freighter, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, ruslan, 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
A Sick IL-76 Waiting for Help Perhaps?
Suddenly IL-76s are appearing at Paine Field on a regular basis. I came across one by surprise not long ago but didn’t get a chance to track its progress. However, a quick check on Flightaware showed it had departed. Fortunately, … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, candid, cargo, civil, Everett, freighter, il-76, Ilyushin, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, Volga dnepr, washington
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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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Antonov Hanging Around on the Ground
I have shot a lot of AN124 Ruslan movements in recent years whether in the Bay Area or now we are in Seattle. I am still happy to see them, of course, but something a little different is welcome. When … Continue reading
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Tagged air to ground, aircraft, airplane, an124, antonov, california, cargo, civil, freighter, jet, KLAX, Los Angeles, photo, ruslan, Volga dnepr
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An Antonov Departs in the Murk
The IL-76 departure was not the only Volga Dnepr jet heading out that morning. An AN124 was also in and they scheduled their departures within 30 minutes of each other. I wasn’t passing the Ruslan up given that I was … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, an124, antonov, cargo, civil, Everett, freighter, jet, kpae, pain field, photo, Volga dnepr, washington
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Volga Dnepr Arrives and Departs in the Crummy Weather
The presence of the IL-76 in the Pacific Northwest showed up in a previous post of mine here. I wasn’t aware of one being back here until I was up at Paine Field and one was parked up at the … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, cargo, civil, Everett, freighter, il-76, Ilyushin, jet, kpae, Paine Field, photo, Volga dnepr, washington
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