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Ruslan Chases the Small Guys at Paine Field
Antonov 124s make a regular appearance at Paine Field. Boeing obviously receives a lot of shipments which I am guessing may be engine deliveries. Plenty of the flights come from Columbus OH which is near a GE plant and the … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, an124, antonov, approach, cargo, civil, Everett, final, freighter, jet, kpae, light aircraft, Paine Field, photo, piston, ruslan, Volga dnepr, washington
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FedEx Sneak in But the Background is Good
While on the hunt for a different aircraft, I was getting some shots of the aircraft coming in to SeaTac from the south. I was pleased to see a FedEx jet showing up on FlightRadar24 but it seemed to be … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airliner, airplane, background, Boeing, cargo, FedEx, freighter, it wasn’t a total loss. Civil, jet, ksea, mount rainier, photo, seatac, seattle, wanted, washington
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If You Snooze You Lose – Missing the Dreamlifter
The move to Seattle meant lots of new things to shoot and that includes the Boeing 747-400LCF Dreamlifters. These transport the components for the Boeing 787s between the production locations and the final assembly lines. We were sitting indoors one … 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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A Couple of Connie’s “Finest”
Red Flag is a time for lots of military aircraft to do their thing. However, it isn’t only the military that show up. Transporting everything that is required to support lots of deploying jets might be done by military transports … Continue reading
777 Freighters at O’Hare
Nothing terribly timely about this post. These shots were taken quite a while ago during a visit to Chicago. (At least they are so old that they are from when I lived there.) There was a time when the 747 … Continue reading
FedEx Fleet Types
Flipping through various shoots looking for something else, I happened to come across a few shots of aircraft from the FedEx fleet. It occurred to me that I could drag together a post that was focused purely on the FedEx … Continue reading
Before There Were 400s
The 747-400 has been around for so long now and has sold so well that it is by far the dominant version of the jet in service. However, before the late 80s, there were previous versions of the 747. The … Continue reading
Some FedEx Vapor
Damp conditions are not uncommon in the Bay. Getting some vapor over the wing during a climb out would not be a surprise. Getting it on the approach can also happen but not so often. A FedEx MD-11 was on … Continue reading
Late Gear Down for FedEx
Oakland is a big hub for FedEx and they have a lot of aircraft movements through the airport on a normal day. While its use in passenger service is pretty much done, the MD-11 is still a regular on the … Continue reading
Dear Volga Dnepr, Please Choose Your Time Better
Moffett Field is located close to a couple of satellite manufacturing locations. When the time comes to ship the satellites to their launch location, the transport of choice is often the Antonov AN124. Twice, now, I have caught one of … Continue reading
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