Cargolux LX-VCB First Flight

Cargolux LX-VCB 747-8F first flight from Paine Field August 31, 2011.

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Science & Technology

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• LX-VCB

[heywatchme101]

cargo planes now look beautiful

[PICvc3]

Filed arrival for Luxembourg should be the 20th of September between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. local. Can`t await it!!! ;-))

[billocici]

wow!

[telperos2]

@Rexang1 as i understand it, it's Paine Field, KPAE :)

[Rexang1]

@telperos2 Ok, but is this KPAE or KBFI. Because KBFI is then Boeing Field.

[telperos2]

@Rexang1 nope, that's regular procedure at KPAE when a frame is about to make its first flight. They just go to the opposite head of the runway and power up to TO/GA thrust and then engage spoilers and thrust reversers to avoid becoming airborne. That's what they call a "high-speed taxi test". Once they slow down, they taxi at normal speed to the end of the runway, turn back and then take off :)

[Rexang1]

@CJCA915 He hit the throttle because there is only one taxiway nearest to the aircraft but the taxiway did not connect to the runway it needs to take off, so running down the long runway with taxi speed is way to slow, so they throttle up a little to get to the another end of the runway.

[shamrock767]

Now that's class! Beautiful aircraft, thanks for sharing!

[PICvc3]

Hey Babe, see ya in ELLX in the next weeks!!!

[luxspotting]

looking forward to see it here in Luxembourg in the next few weeks!