P-8A Poseidon First Flight

First flight of the Boeing / U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. Video begins with taxi and aborted takeoff test, then takeoff roll starts at the 4:30 mark in the video.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Boeing
• 737
• P-8A
• P8A
• Poseidon
• Navy
• P-3
• Orion
• Renton

[PrivateSlacker]

It can dive underwater and shoot water vortecies like aquaman.

[trechan]

well it is a anti submarine

[W1GBA11]

I was in VP8, the first squadron to fly the P-3 operationally. I wonder if VP8 will get the P8 first. Next, I wonder if the P8 will have an airline style head.

[IPlayMediocreGuitar]

Hey JackA**, the KC-135 IS made by Boeing.. good job... go eat your granola you hippie Fu*k

[IPlayMediocreGuitar]

3:30 "Flight Engineer Set 1010 TIT... oh wait.. where's the FE?! ABORT ABORT!!"

[Pilotech17]

Brakes brakes...

[centurion180ad]

P8 is a WHITE ELEPHANT.

It is IMPOSSIBLE to replace a naval 4 engine turboprop with a wide 737-body airliner with 2 jet engines.

IMPOSSIBLE

[HerkMeck]

I talk to alot of P-3 crews, when they come to pick up their aircraft. They WONT fly the P-8 and rather stay in the P-3

[shadowhunter388]

@toddi1971 What is that supposed to mean?

[toddi1971]

incledible, a plane that actually takes off, what an archivement

[rob3rtall3n]

@Sooksawaspakdee961 I don't mean to be unpatriotic and all that, but the Airbus KC-135 is better then the 767 tanker Boeing is offering (and the air force is getting). Personally, I'm sick of all this American is better then anything else because it's American. I think it is time we start acknowledging when others have done it better, so we get the better equipment. That said, the P-3 is getting old and the P-8 is a fantastic replacement.

[lawker777]

@scaremengaviation good point