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PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 9:24 am
by Chairman
Amid all the 787 roll-out hoopla, perhaps the coolest event went unnoticed. On Saturday night, Boeing had all of the 787 airline representatives at an event at the Museum of Flight. At 7:07 PM, an Omega Air Refueling Services 707 landed in front of the crowd (after taking off from Paine Field in Everrett). At 7:17, an AirTran 717 landed. This continued until 8:17 when an Air France 777-300ER landed. In the end, the 717, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, and 777 were lined up nose-to-tail on the taxiway. It is the first time Boeing has had every 7-series aeroplane in the same place (not counting the 787, which couldn't make the flight, of course). - Picture provided by The Boeing Company




PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:48 am
by IslandBoy77
Very cool - would have been excellent to be there...

PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 11:53 am
by deeknow
Such a neat idea, and great shot, thanx for sharing Chairman.

Not to be a killjoy or anything tongue.gif but in case anyone is wondering this was actually an event from back in 2007, and not this Saturday gone, which would explain why the 787 wasn't there coz there are certainly enough flyable 787s about at Paine at the moment to have one in the formation. [update]Following is a reference to this when it happened back in 2007..
http://www.pacificnorthwestflying.com/index.php?topic=706.0

PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:01 pm
by Chairman
Wow, neat link Dean, and containing another neat link to the flickr gallery !

Thanks smile.gif

PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:03 pm
by Ian Warren
Look above the 747 , displayed is a DC-3 , William Boeing s private plane ? yes Bill did buy his direct counterparts aircraft as his personal transport after leaving his company , and look beside it the B-47 Stratojet , you look directly above the 727 and 717 (MD95) dry.gif Boeing company have a Concorde .

Boeing 717 (MD95) dry.gif Not quite the true aircraft , the Boeing 717 was designation for the 720/C135/KC135 model , a shortened 707 with also a changed wing platform .

Great Photo tho cool.gif

PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:52 pm
by Grumble
Any idea what that huge humpbacked plane is at mid/top left?

PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:58 pm
by deaneb
Great shot. I've been lucky enough to have flown on each of the types except the the first two. I just missed on flying on the 717 recently when in Oz and I don't think I have any chance of flying in a 707 to complete the list, but who knows.

PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:00 pm
by Nzeddy
Grumble wrote:
QUOTE (Grumble @ Nov 11 2010, 05:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Any idea what that huge humpbacked plane is at mid/top left?

Boeing 747 Dreamlifter.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747_La...Cargo_Freighter
http://www.precisionmanuals.com/pages/product/74L.html

PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:05 pm
by Ian Warren
Grumble wrote:
QUOTE (Grumble @ Nov 11 2010, 05:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Any idea what that huge humpbacked plane is at mid/top left?

I was to mention this .. its your 787 transport - a 747 built in the same measure as Boeing s Guppy smile.gif

PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:23 pm
by Ian Warren
Eddy , you have this one yet , really suits the PMDG , i have not done a collection of parts flight to Seattle smile.gif

PostPosted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 5:52 pm
by deaneb
certainly a great collection of some iconic planes parked there. Thats probably one of Boeings smaller hangars at top left !!

PostPosted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 2:17 pm
by Nzeddy
Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Nov 11 2010, 06:23 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Eddy , you have this one yet , really suits the PMDG , i have not done a collection of parts flight to Seattle smile.gif

Nope. Not going to buy it. Not really interested in the LCF.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:08 pm
by SeanG
When I was there in January they had a Harrier and Mig 15 parked where that DC3 is sitting... oh and the funky, radar testbed 757 over where the big-ugly is.

SeanG

PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 3:15 pm
by Ian Warren
SeanG wrote:
QUOTE (SeanG @ Nov 15 2010, 04:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
... oh and the funky, radar testbed 757 over where the big-ugly is.

Come on Sean , i don,t see a A380 sitting on any one off those ramps unsure.gif

PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 5:42 pm
by Chairman
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:29 pm
by Daniel
Auckland doesn't seem to have a too bad line up at the moment - the 727, 737, 747, 757, 767 and 777.

PostPosted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 6:43 pm
by Ian Warren
Come on Daniel , quit teasing biggrin.gif