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Postby Splitpin » Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:57 pm

Charl wrote:
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I don't know... shoehorning "Missing Boeing MH370" into the rollout of a new plane...
The "little propeller" (shot of the RAT deployed) that can "guide the plane down if all engines fail".
Whew.


laugh.gif Saw it as well .... good God ..... and as for that paint job ninja.gif I think the Boeing guy was being polite (hes got the money now)
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Postby Lindstrim » Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:38 am

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The "little propeller" (shot of the RAT deployed) that can "guide the plane down if all engines fail".
Whew.[/quote]

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Postby Ian Warren » Wed Apr 09, 2014 10:21 am

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The "little propeller" (shot of the RAT deployed) that can "guide the plane down if all engines fail".

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Postby HamiltonWest » Tue Jul 01, 2014 4:33 pm

Boeing delivers first 787-9 to Air New Zealand
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/06/30/...N0F52PL20140630
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Postby cowpatz » Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:34 pm

Only 4 years late.
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Postby omitchell » Tue Jul 01, 2014 6:35 pm

Sooooo wheres the plane?
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Postby Lindstrim » Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:56 am

Still in the US. I think it should be here 10-14th July
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Postby cowpatz » Wed Jul 02, 2014 10:26 am

Just a ceremonial handing over of the "keys" being as Air NZ is the launch customer. JAL may actually get theirs first and will certainly be flying them on the line first as they have dash 8 experience and the pilots will be already rated and experienced.
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Postby NZ255 » Wed Jul 02, 2014 2:58 pm

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Just a ceremonial handing over of the "keys" being as Air NZ is the launch customer. JAL may actually get theirs first and will certainly be flying them on the line first as they have dash 8 experience and the pilots will be already rated and experienced.

Are you going to move to the dash 9, CP?
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Postby zk2704 » Wed Jul 02, 2014 4:19 pm

Well great news, but ugh, why did Air NZ do black instead of the blue-green?

Now changed after 45 years in service with Teal Colours, they changed to black??? Rather boring.
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Postby cowpatz » Wed Jul 02, 2014 4:41 pm

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Are you going to move to the dash 9, CP?


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Postby Ian Warren » Fri Jul 04, 2014 11:44 am

Why can't we have one of those "Sonic Cruisers" in the report , .... I do hope they have a little NZ tiki tour to show it off to the main centers , if only as an orientation flight , scoot N scoot out !
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Postby HamiltonWest » Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:09 pm

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Postby omitchell » Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:14 pm

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Nice one, I'm doing the flight myself in FSX lol

And here's a look inside her... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xL6u7aev670
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Postby omitchell » Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:53 pm

On her descent, at 35,000 now
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Postby Ian Warren » Fri Jul 11, 2014 3:59 pm

Maybe they should have debuted it in Christchurch, brand new airport and better weather tongue.gif
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Postby omitchell » Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:21 pm

Nice shot. Wish I could have been that close. But I did the flight start to finish in FSX instead lol

Climbing out of Everett

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Postby Ian Warren » Fri Jul 11, 2014 7:22 pm

Nice photo Andy, good comparing the size, yellow jackets give a good interpretation of size, one thing I noticed comparing the 767 taxi past after the Chinese 800 at Christchurch early this year.
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