Thursday, August 6, 2020

Paine Field August 6


UPS 747-8F N622UP back from an engineering flight. Scheduled for trailing edge flat ball screw flight test on August 7.


Vistara 787-9 line 905 move from the flightline to storage on Runway 11/29.


WH001 777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for flutter testing. Comms with the telemetry room here.



Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Paine Field August 5


KC-46A 17-46024 and KC-46A N462KC conducted random aerial refueling in the Pegasus Track.



WH002 777-9 N779XX departed Boeing Field for autoland testing at Grant County Airport. Scheduled for multi-mode receiver testing at Glasgow, MT on August 6.

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Paine Field August 4


WH006 Emirates 777-9 A6-EZD in the Everett Modification Center.


C-17A 10-0216 touch and go.


KC-46A 18-46053 back from a test flight.


UPS 747-8F N622UP returned from the Portland paint hangar on August 3.
Photo by Royal S King.


WH001 777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for flutter testing.



Monday, August 3, 2020

Paine Field August 3


WH003 777-9 N779XY departing on a B1 flight to Boeing Field. Scheduled for GE9X nozzle area measurements on August 4.




ANA 777-9 JA071A stored at Kilo North.


KC-46A 16-46013 departing on a B5 flight.


American Airlines 787-8 N873BB ferry flight to the Portland paint hangar.


WH001 777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for flutter testing and troubleshooting a rumble. Also, the cone came off again. Audio here.


WH002 777-9 N779XX departed Boeing Field for flight management function and MMR testing.