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Bigtime · 10-19-2011, 11:53 AM

What is with operators banging up their brand spanking new planes right away?

mykalberta · 10-19-2011, 12:23 PM

Hahaha, damn ground crew, where were the wing walkers to watch for that

Bigtime · 10-19-2011, 12:25 PM

Maybe the Boeing wants to try and out-do the A380 and all the things it has bumped into with its wings? RJ's, buildings, the list goes on!

Bigtime · 10-20-2011, 07:14 AM

Just going to leave this here...

Spoilered for image size:

Spoiler!

STeeLy · 10-20-2011, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by speede5

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/art...bridge-363604/

opps

First service is for a oct 26 flight to HK.

Goddamn it. I'm gonna be in HK like a day after that... would love to be able to see it in person.

mykalberta · 10-20-2011, 08:41 AM

Anyone who hasnt been to the Calgary Aerospace museum, Groupon has tickets for $9 (Orig price $20) for use until end of April 2012.

Bigtime · 10-20-2011, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by STeeLy

First service is for a oct 26 flight to HK.

Goddamn it. I'm gonna be in HK like a day after that... would love to be able to see it in person.

Just need to make a trip over to Seattle and find yourself in Boeing heaven!

transplant99 · 10-20-2011, 09:56 AM

I actually was allowed to board and look around the Antonov on Tuesday evening before it departed. One word only comes time mind...impressive.

It's overwhelming how large the frikkin thing is and my simple mind just cant fathom how the thing stays up in the air. Those rooskies sure can build big planes.

Bigtime · 10-20-2011, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by transplant99

I actually was allowed to board and look around the Antonov on Tuesday evening before it departed. One word only comes time mind...impressive.

It's overwhelming how large the frikkin thing is and my simple mind just cant fathom how the thing stays up in the air. Those rooskies sure can build big planes.

It is very cool, but what is even more impressive to me is that the A388 is bigger and has a higher Maximum Takeoff Weight than the A124 (the new 747-800 is also above it). Only the Antonov 225 is bigger and has a larger MTOW.

Bigtime · 10-20-2011, 04:08 PM

So I guess Icelandair is in town today, one of their 757's flew in around 0650 this morning and they are heading back to Keflavik at 0100 Friday morning.

Don't know if it was a charter or something else:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ICE792

CaptainCrunch · 10-20-2011, 04:17 PM

Just thought I'd put this up here, because I'm still crazy about the look of this thing

FLAME ENVY · 10-20-2011, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Just thought I'd put this up here, because I'm still crazy about the look of this thing

The Grumman X-29 looks much better IMO and was also designed about 30 years ago.

sa226 · 10-20-2011, 05:32 PM

But can it do a 4G negative dive?

Bigtime · 10-20-2011, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by FLAME ENVY

The Grumman X-29 looks much better IMO and was also designed about 30 years ago.

True, but the Russian aircraft is much closer to an actual operational fighter than the X-29 ever was.

I remember playing with my little Micro-Machines X-29.

KelVarnsen · 10-20-2011, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigtime

So I guess Icelandair is in town today, one of their 757's flew in around 0650 this morning and they are heading back to Keflavik at 0100 Friday morning.

Don't know if it was a charter or something else:

http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ICE792

I would say it is cargo, just based of flight number and times of departure and arrival.

FLAME ENVY · 10-20-2011, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigtime

True, but the Russian aircraft is much closer to an actual operational fighter than the X-29 ever was.

I remember playing with my little Micro-Machines X-29.

The X-29 was never intended to be a tactical fighter and the SU-47 never will be either. Both were designed as experimental "test" platforms. The U.S. long ago retired the 29 however. The SU-47, like nearly every other indigenous Russian aircraft owes it's basic design and execution to an existing American design.

Bigtime · 10-21-2011, 07:03 AM

Metal as F$*k:

Spoiler!

Just going to plant it down nice and firm...

STeeLy · 10-21-2011, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigtime

Just need to make a trip over to Seattle and find yourself in Boeing heaven!

I've been to the Boeing Everett plant. But that was a loooooooooong time ago. Probably close to 10 years.

speede5 · 10-21-2011, 07:57 AM

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Originally Posted by STeeLy

I've been to the Boeing Everett plant. But that was a loooooooooong time ago. Probably close to 10 years.

Making me feel old, I went almost 25 years ago.

Bigtime · 10-21-2011, 08:14 AM

So I tried to change the title of this thread to "Aviation Appreciation Station", it shows on the first post but not on the thread lists on the main page. Can a MOD take care of this?