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[Chief NWA]

Beautiful landing!

[MattGarner]

Fantastic landing to be honest. Congrats to Boeing! :]

[smonkcaptain]

Perfect landing!

[clum]

How bright are those red beacons!

[AlexLloyd]

Kiss landing. Beautiful. Props once again to Boeing. Good to see her fly (finally). Cant wait to see her in airline service  

[VFR_Pierre]

Fantastic flight. Absolutely great!

[FL050]

Looks great.  Love those wings!

Edited by FL050, 15 December 2009 - 04:41 PM.

[roboa]

Well done Boeing!! Now watch something else crop up and cause a delay

[jetblast787]

Shes beautiful. Hope to fly her when I hopefully become a pilot.

[spitfir3]

Lol can hear a BBC news reporter in the backround...

[Santa]

, I missed it! I was teaching photography. Any footage of the landing?

[clum]

Hahahah the Boeing exec fluffed that speech spectacularly!

[JG1324]

Jeremy Clarkson, on Dec 15 2009, 05:14 PM, said:

, I missed it! I was teaching photography. Any footage of the landing?

<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gQQBTAzA07c&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gQQBTAzA07c&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

[Saabdriver]

Did you see the takeoff!    I guess the 787 Dreamliner doesnt go "Positive Rate, Gear Up"! LoL  Either that or those highly paid Boeing pilots forgot.

[jetblast787]

Saabdriver, on Dec 15 2009, 10:19 PM, said:

Did you see the takeoff!    I guess the 787 Dreamliner doesnt go "Positive Rate, Gear Up"! LoL  Either that or those highly paid Boeing pilots forgot.

What a educated guess

[mhockey21]

I am a little disappointed with the way the 787 landing gear hangs, I wish it hung more like a 777 or 747.  The rear tires on the bogies don't hang much.

But I love the attitude it lands at, simply superb!

[Santa]

JG1324, on Dec 15 2009, 10:18 PM, said:

Jeremy Clarkson, on Dec 15 2009, 05:14 PM, said:

, I missed it! I was teaching photography. Any footage of the landing?

<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gQQBTAzA07c&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gQQBTAzA07c&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="295" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

Bloody brilliant! Cheers mate.

[FL050]

Saabdriver, on Dec 15 2009, 06:19 PM, said:

Did you see the takeoff!    I guess the 787 Dreamliner doesnt go "Positive Rate, Gear Up"! LoL  Either that or those highly paid Boeing pilots forgot.

Mostly all first flights won't retract the landing gear.  I've actually never seen one that has, albeit I'm sure it has happened.

[Prancer]

iranair787, on Dec 15 2009, 06:23 PM, said:

Saabdriver, on Dec 15 2009, 10:19 PM, said:

Did you see the takeoff!    I guess the 787 Dreamliner doesnt go "Positive Rate, Gear Up"! LoL  Either that or those highly paid Boeing pilots forgot.

What a educated guess

Many first flights never raise the gear. If they do, it's always when the chase planes are in a good position to view it.

[Saabdriver]

FL050, on Dec 15 2009, 05:27 PM, said:

Saabdriver, on Dec 15 2009, 06:19 PM, said:

Did you see the takeoff!    I guess the 787 Dreamliner doesnt go "Positive Rate, Gear Up"! LoL  Either that or those highly paid Boeing pilots forgot.

Mostly all first flights won't retract the landing gear.  I've actually never seen one that has, albeit I'm sure it has happened.

You are right. I wonder why that is??