Today the Boeing 787 took another step in the right direction with the 5th plane to take flight. This is the first to be powered by the General Electric GEnx 1B engine as opposed to the Rolls Royce Trent engines that powered the first four into the skies. A good crowd was on hand at the future of flight to watch the liftoff and it was beamed to the world live via an iphone courtesy of David Parker Brown of airlinereporter.com. If you enjoy airline blogs I highly recommend that one as it written from an enthusiasts point of view and it always tells the complete story rather than assuming you know already. While I share a name with this blogger its truly the writing I enjoy and not the benefits HAHAHA
WINNER
Here is another view courtesy of KING5 in Seattle.
1 comment:
The jury is still out on this plane in my mind. When I first interviewed Boeing for a magazine cover story, I asked why they didn't bring all of their manufacturing work in-house. They told me they view themselves as better assemblers than manufacturers. The Alenia tail issue reports concern me. Otherwise, a graceful climb out. You obviously love the beauty of flight, Davy!!!
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