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State of the Pegasus Fleet
January 2019 brought a milestone for the USAF. They accepted their first KC-46 Pegasus. Admittedly they accepted it with a number of deferred issues that Boeing has been given a few years to resolve but that are Category 1 deficiencies. … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, military, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged acceptance, aircraft, airplane, Boeing, Boeing Field, delayed, delivery, Everett, jet, KBFI, kc-46, kpae, military, Paine Field, Pegasus, photo, production, seattle, storage, tanker, washington
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T-38s Only Fly on Cloudy Days
The Boeing T-38 chase jets are something I have not had much success in hunting down. I have got some shots but they were not in great conditions. I did have another chance recently when at Boeing Field but, guess … Continue reading
Posted in Air Shows, aircraft, military, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged aircraft, airplane, Boeing Field, jet, KBFI, military, Northrop, photo, seattle, t-38, talon, trainer, washington
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The Vision Returns
My first encounter with this Cirrus SF50 Vision was in this post. It was scheduled for departure while I was on some calls and I hoped it would time its departure conveniently for me. I was lucky and it headed … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, civil, corporate, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged aircraft, airplane, Boeing Field, business, cirrus, civil, corporate, jet, KBFI, king county, photo, seattle, sf50, vision, washington
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Bill’s G650
Another stint in the lots by Boeing Field to deal with some phone calls prior to heading back out of Seattle after some meetings and some more interesting movements. A G650 landed while I was there. I was on a … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, Boeing Field, business, civil, corporate, g650, gulfstream, jet, KBFI, king county, photo, seattle, washington
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XF8U-1
I certainly won’t stand out from the crowd by claiming that I am a bit of a fan of the F-8 Crusader. Plenty of people think it is a cracking jet. I didn’t get to see many of them. French … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, military, Pacific Northwest, photo, vintage
Tagged aircraft, airplane, Boeing Field, crusader, fighter, jet, KBFI, military, museum of flight, Navy, photo, prototype, restoration, seattle, USN, Vought, washington, xf-8a, xf8u-1
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Details of a Pegasus
The KC-46 Pegasus test program drags on. The delivery of jets to the USAF is still not happening and the number of jets built increases but they are stacking up at Paine Field and Boeing Field. Meanwhile the test jets … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, military, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged aircraft, airplane, Boeing, Boeing Field, boom, jet, KBFI, kc-46, king county, military, Pegasus, photo, pod, refueling, seattle, tanker, USAF, washington
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NOTAR Sneaks Up on Me (I Guess It Works)
In the late 80s and early 90s, NOTAR was a big deal. McDonnell Douglas Helicopters (as it then was) had come up with the concept of NO TAil Rotor and was pushing it hard. It was seen as a safer … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, civil, Pacific Northwest, photo
Tagged airport, Boeing Field, civil, helicopter, KBFI, king county, md-530N, notar, photo, seattle, washington
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Practice Panning to Make it Different at BFI
I was killing some time at Boeing Field and the light was dropping fast. There was a variety of traffic inbound but nothing that counted as terribly unusual and not, therefore, something I desperately cared about getting a good shot … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, civil, Pacific Northwest, photo, technique
Tagged aircraft, airplane, Boeing Field, civil, KBFI, king county, low, photo, seattle, shutter speed, slow, technique, washington
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G650 Passenger Watches Me Watching Them
The G650 was a plane that got off to a good start. The combination of space and range made it a popular choice amongst those that have $60-70m to drop on a plane. Recently, things have been a bit quieter … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, airplane, Boeing Field, business, civil, corporate, g650, gulfstream, KBFI, king county, photo, seattle, washington
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Air Canada Max8
Production of the 737s is rapidly transitioning from the NGs to the Max at this point. Still plenty of NGs being built but the Max is no longer a novelty and soon they will be the vast majority of what … Continue reading
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Tagged 737 Max8, Air Canada, aircraft, airliner, airplane, Boeing, Boeing Field, civil, jet, KBFI, king county, photo, seattle, washington
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