787 sees the light & KPAE 5/3/09

[jerslice]

Came out to the fuel docks today from the paint hangar. I missed the rollout by 5 minutes, and had to settle for under par, sketchy shooting instead. They hid it conveniently behind the an LCF, so I apologize for the extreme lack of quality.
A BA772 and a Kalitta 742 got add to the mix!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3499227216_5945c33df0_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3498412069_f6dc02af9a_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3374/3499227288_e2f8bb38c9_o.jpg

BA 772
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3046/3499280966_0296e4a62f_o.jpg

Kalitta 742
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3543/3498465307_3efc9e8d0c_o.jpg

[MarkLawrence]

Ohhhh.....sexy....I wonder if they have a rescheduled date set for the first flight yet?? That's going to be a heck of a catch Jeremy!

[T-Bird76]

Ohhhh.....sexy....I wonder if they have a rescheduled date set for the first flight yet?? That's going to be a heck of a catch Jeremy!

She's scheduled to fly in June Mark.

[Matt Molnar]

Nice effort, Jeremy. Too bad you didn't catch her, you likely would have produced better results than these official Boeing photos...

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/787-flight-line-3-050309.jpg

http://www.nycaviation.com/hosting/787-flight-line-2-050309.jpg

[jerslice]

They used a bit much shadow highlight in the first one ;-) lol

[MarkLawrence]

She's scheduled to fly in June Mark.

Sweet - that is going to be a lovely sight to see!

[mirrodie]

I get chills. To think that I knocked on that bird and the bottom sounded like the hull of my racing shell in college.

Amazing whats to be done with carbon fibers

[jerslice]

Nice effort, Jeremy. Too bad you didn't catch her

Thanks...the BA & Kalitta made up for it! They picked a crappy time of day to do it though. About 1pm with a high sun...plus the only place that I could've safely (and probably legally) gone was the future of flight lot - and the few people who were there had awful heat haze. It was a no win matter what. Now if I were the Boeing photographer...that'd be different :-)

[SmAlbany]

Great pictures!

Any idea what the little window that looks like it is above the FO's head is for?

Cockpit skylight? I did not see one on the Captain's side.

[moose135]

I get chills. To think that I knocked on that bird and the bottom sounded like the hull of my racing shell in college.
There's the reason for all the delays - fixing the dents Mario put in her! :D


Any idea what the little window that looks like it is above the FO's head is for?

Cockpit skylight? I did not see one on the Captain's side.
You don't see it in the Boeing shot that Matt posted - I wonder if it's an access door or cockpit escape hatch?

[T-Bird76]

Great pictures!

Any idea what the little window that looks like it is above the FO's head is for?

Cockpit skylight? I did not see one on the Captain's side.

That's a escape hatch not a skylight, lol