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First Dreamliner retired
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/BOE1/history/20111201/1630Z/KBFI/KPMD Talk about early retirement. It’s been just a couple of weeks short of two years since Boeing’s first 787 Dreamliner lifted off for its initial flight from Everett’s Paine Field, but that same plane shortly after 9 a.m. today took off from Seattle’s Boeing Field for what could be its final flight. The aircraft, ZA001, was headed for the desert at Palmdale, Calif., where it will lose its Rolls-Royce engines and be put into… (blog.thenewstribune.com) Mais...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Sending it to the Smithsonian is absolutely out of the question for all of the aircraft in there provided extraordinary service throughout the years in both commercial and military applications. Just some examples, the mythical Dash 80 built in Seattle too, the DC-3, the Piper Cub and on and on. I have no doubt that the Dreamliner will eventually meet if not exceed the expectations extolled by Boeing but it will have to wait at least 10 years to be enshrined. In the meantime ZA001 can be used as testbed for new engines, electronics, etc.
Must have been going supersonic to make a 1000 mile flight in 1 hr 33 mins. Is Boeing testing top secret stuff on the 787...LOL
don't forget she has been thru a lot in the short life.
Announced in 2009, the first three flight test 787 aircraft that cannot be sold due to the inordinate amount of rework and unique and extensive modifications made to the aircraft.
I read these things each day and most of the time don't write about it because as pilots and those of us who fly for pay it's hard to add anything new to what has been discussed so often. This however being one of the most anticipated aircraft to even get passengers excited has reached the mark down rack faster than a Christmas tree on sale the 24th of the month.
I do all I can not to let it depress me as if you have been an active pilot you know depression from the "not knowing" of day to day paychecks, I have been flying 40 years having started with being a 16 year old solo kid to getting the higher ratings as time passed. I guess it is really tough when in a span of 10 days you hear of AMR going into bankrupcy (even though it was not an if only a when) I can say this news actually startled me, I was looking for the punch line when reading the title of this article. I think this Christmas the pilot with the most promised job will be Santa Clause and for the first time flying on Christmas is something I wouldn't mind. But hey, do have a Merry Christmas and not let it keep us down (pun by accident) as we can hopefully only go up from here!
I do all I can not to let it depress me as if you have been an active pilot you know depression from the "not knowing" of day to day paychecks, I have been flying 40 years having started with being a 16 year old solo kid to getting the higher ratings as time passed. I guess it is really tough when in a span of 10 days you hear of AMR going into bankrupcy (even though it was not an if only a when) I can say this news actually startled me, I was looking for the punch line when reading the title of this article. I think this Christmas the pilot with the most promised job will be Santa Clause and for the first time flying on Christmas is something I wouldn't mind. But hey, do have a Merry Christmas and not let it keep us down (pun by accident) as we can hopefully only go up from here!
It will probably go the Museum of Flight in Seattle when they have room for it.
Right now their large aircraft ramp is full and they don't have any inside storage available for it.
Besides, parking it in the desert for a while could be a good test of the airplanes long term storage capability.
Will/how fast does that particular composite material degrade in those storage conditions.
Right now their large aircraft ramp is full and they don't have any inside storage available for it.
Besides, parking it in the desert for a while could be a good test of the airplanes long term storage capability.
Will/how fast does that particular composite material degrade in those storage conditions.