Video and Pictures of Boeing 747-8 First Flight

February 8th, 2010 admin

The day started out pretty foggy today and the first flight of the Boeing 747-8 was delayed for a few hours. It was well worth the wait, because when she took the air, the sun was out and the sky was blue. The Boeing 747-8 was surprisingly quiet on take off and the chase planes made much more noise. The Boeing 747-8 is scheduled to be in the air until 4:22pm, when it will land back at Paine Field (and I will be there to take video/pictures). CHECK OUT MY 64 PICTURES OF TODAY ON FLICKER Other good stuff from today (will be adding as more …


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