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1234 | 15/03/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
Number 1 was historic. 2 was spectacular. And the 3rd to fly was something special.
And now 4. Having 4 787s in flight test is satisfying, for sure.
It means we?re doing what we said ? adding airplanes to the Dreamliner flight test fleet and marching through the required testing, proving that this airplane is the game changer we knew ... | | |
13 flights, 33 hours | 12/03/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
Just a brief update on flight test activity for the 747-8 Freighter. We've completed initial airworthiness testing, which as you may know means that test engineers can now be on board during future flights.
This milestone also clears the way for the other 2 747-8 test airplanes to take to the air.
A great air-to-air photo of the ... | | |
Hotel California | 11/03/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
Here?s the thing with new airplanes: You design ?em, you build ?em, you test ?em, and then one day, they just fly away to the sunny skies of California!
Seriously, though, we were very pleased to see ZA002, our 2nd 787 Dreamliner, has checked in this week at its new remote operations site in California. It?s another sign of the progress ... | | |
Looking Up to Sustain a Future in Aviation | 09/03/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
Sunny and 42 degrees, the saturated blue sky is the first crack in the Wisconsin winter. Planted in the driveway like a human heliotrope I turned and opened my eyes in search of honking geese and squawking sandhill cranes, pathfinders for northbound flocks. A more mechanical buzz drew my eyes eastward to the effulgent Cessna working its ... | | |
Dream weaver | 09/03/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
In my 28 years at Boeing, I've met some truly remarkable people who have changed our industry. Some of them you know, such as Joe Sutter.
Boeing's Klaus Brauer.
Others have spent their entire careers working behind the scenes or in very specialized areas. One of those people is my friend and colleague Klaus Brauer.
In 2009, ... | | |
Taking the Carr out for a drive | 06/03/10
Blog: http://www.faafollies.com
I’ve missed this kind of thing- a superb post at Don Brown’s “Get The Flick” for you to scope out… | | |
Welcome aboard, it?s 1953 | 05/03/10
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
The late radio and television star Arthur Godfrey shows you how the airlines operated in 1953. Eddie Rickenbacker makes a guest appearance. | | |
NewGen Tanker | 05/03/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
Boeing announced today that we will offer what we're calling the "NewGen Tanker" in the competition to supply the U.S. Air Force with a multi-mission aerial refueling aircraft.
The NewGen Tanker is based on the 767 commercial jetliner - but it will be updated with the latest and most advanced technology. Click on the image above to ... | | |
Bring Your Kid to Work, ATC Style | 04/03/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
When I saw the caller ID this morning with CNN’s address I figured something awful was up. Usually is.
“Can you talk about the Kennedy incident,” the producer asked me? Didn’t sound like she wanted me to talk about the impending runway closure. The young lady wanted my opinion on the kid controlling traffic at ... | | |
Eight miles high | 03/03/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
I think it's fair to say that last week was a great example of the interesting dynamics of flight testing. Yes, we had some obstacles to overcome - dealing with remote maintenance activity on ZA001. We also had some firsts - three 787s flying on one day; reaching an altitude of 43,000 feet while maintaining a 6,000 foot cabin altitude; ... | | |
The Internet & Homebuilt Aircraft Accidents | 01/03/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
The sharp increase in the number of accidents involving amateur-built experimental aircraft is the most disturbing piece of data in the recently released 2009 Nall Report. Published by the AOPA Air Safety Foundation, it dissected and analyzed 2008?s GA accidents to identify trends and factors.
Overall, the GA accident rate adjusted ... | | |
Apologies | 28/02/10
Blog: http://www.faafollies.com
It should be fairly obvious that the Follies is on a bit of a hiatus. I apologize for not updating anything here. I’ve actually got two good posts that are mostly done, but held back on them for a variety of reasons, mostly sloth on my part. Anyway, I’ll get at this site soon. Sorry [...] | | |
Second flight with a first | 26/02/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
I wanted to catch you up on some further flight test developments - namely, that we successfully completed the 2nd test flight of the first 747-8 Freighter earlier in the week.
With Chief Pilot Mark Feuerstein and Capt. Tom Imrich at the controls, the flight concluded at Moses Lake - marking the start of the planned transition to remote ... | | |
FAA Tweaks Sport Pilot Ticket for the Better | 25/02/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
The FAA published the final rule on 22 proposed improvements to sport pilot certification and operation in the February 1, 2010 Federal Register. It?s taken me a month to brew the courage to read it because I felt that a number of them would take sport pilot down the same path the private pilot certificate followed in the last ... | | |
First flight of ZA004 | 25/02/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
I suppose some day it will no longer be noteworthy when we have a new 787 start flying. But that hasn?t happened yet. For now, each new flight is a milestone.
So, it was really great to see a 3rd 787 join the flight test program on Wednesday.
ZA004 takes off from Paine Field, the third 787 to take to the skies.
ZA004 is the ... | | |
Floatplanes, horses, Alaska: ?R5Sons? just might have it all | 24/02/10
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
Many of you are going crazy over ?Ice Pilots NWT,? a new series on Canada?s History Channel. I haven?t been able to tune in because 1. I don?t get the Canada History Channel and 2. They keep yanking the videos off YouTube. So I?ll have to take your word for it that it?s awesome.
In the [...] | | |
Wedged in the Window Seat | 23/02/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
I have a confession.
I’m responsible for much of the hate spewed at my friends Christi Day and Linda Rutherford at Southwest Airlines when a Southwest pilot tossed director Kevin Smith off a flight last week. The aircraft captain decided Smith was too gastronomically challenged to fit into the seat. Smith blogged and Tweeted ( ... | | |
ZA001 status | 22/02/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
The first 787 - ZA001 - returned from Moses Lake Sunday morning after landing there on Friday.
Our flight test pilots had touched down at the Grant County International Airport after they experienced an uncommanded loss of thrust in one of the engines. It was an opportunity to really see the best of Boeing kick into gear. Teaming with ... | | |
Sky blue | 20/02/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
The first flight of the 747-8 Freighter took place under such gorgeous weather conditions that we've had the opportunity to see some spectacular photography - from both the professionals and the hobbyists.
I think some of the coolest photos I've seen actually came from our own Boeing employees.
I wanted to share two such amazing ... | | |
Fantastic four | 17/02/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
The 4th Boeing Dreamlifter took off from Paine Field in Everett this morning.
This is the 4th and final Dreamlifter of the fleet of specially modified 747-400s - designed to fly the large composite parts of the 787 from our partners around the world to final assembly in Everett.
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No-Pilot Aircraft Go Vertical & Hover | 15/02/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
At a fundamental level I understand the technology that makes no-pilot, remotely controlled aircraft work. And it seems to work well in fixed-wing aircraft that fly high in the controlled airspace (see UAV Pilot Shortage & Military Intelligence and UND Plants Seeds of No-Pilot Airliners ). But down in the dirt and among ... | | |
AERO Q1 2010 | 13/02/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
We've just posted online the latest issue of AERO magazine.
If you're technically-minded, it's worth a read, with some good content around airplane maintenance economics, laser illuminations and other topics.
You can click on the image above to go directly to AERO online. | | |
Are pilot reports becoming a lost art? | 13/02/10
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
Do you think pilot reports are becoming a lost art? Do you remember any times?when a good pirep really help you out? What’s the most unusual pirep you ever heard–or made?
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The Polar Keyhole?? | 12/02/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
A Global Express pilot friend of mine in Seattle, Val Trent – also an NBAA member – asked me a few weeks ago if I’d like to read something he’d written about the Polar Keyhole. At first, I thought maybe he’d started writing fiction and this was going to be the first installment. I was wrong.
This ... | | |
Eighth wonder | 11/02/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
A simply breathtaking air-to-air shot of the 747-8 Freighter and Mount Rainier during first flight on February 8.
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I can see for miles | 10/02/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
I must say I'm a bit blown away by the response to the first flight of the 747-8 Freighter, but on the other hand, I'm not surprised either, since this airplane has a very special place in my heart as well.
Some of you (on the other side of the globe) commented that you stayed up very late to watch the flight live on the Web. Others ... | | |
Up in the air | 09/02/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
First flight of the 747-8!
The -8 Freighter took to the skies at 12:39 p.m. Seattle time on Monday, February 8, 2010.
It's all just a little bittersweet for me. Obviously, I worked hard in my previous role to sell this airplane, and I'm extremely excited to see it flying. But since I'm still in Asia following the Singapore ... | | |
Performer adds twist to drunken rube act | 09/02/10
Blog: http://blog.aopa.org
Kyle Franklin has added a twist to a routine done by many performers over the years as a “flying farmer” or a drunken spectator act. The idea is that someone untrained steals a Piper Cub during an airshow, in full view of the audience, and flies a wobbly routine. Franklin’s twist is to scrape both [...] | | |
Diversions: Mach None Flying | 08/02/10
Blog: http://www.jetwhine.com
One of the greatest joys I found in flying was diverting to some intended destination, usually to hide out from the weather. These stops were not an inconvenience to my schedule, they were an opportunity for adventure, to explore someplace I?d never been before, which is why I was happy to land at MachNoneFlying.com, ?the online ... | | |
Gonna fly now | 07/02/10
Blog: http://boeingblogs.com
The first flight of the 747-8 Freighter is set for Monday, February 8, at 10 a.m. Seattle time.
We completed taxi tests on Saturday, the last functional test planned before the -8 flies. We're told that the airplane reached a top speed of 90 knots (103.5 mph, 166.6 kph) during the tests, with Chief Pilot Mark Feuerstein at the ... | | |
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