First Boeing 747-8F Nears Completion
October 2nd, 2009
The first 747-8F is pictured below from earlier this week.
RC501 is gearing up for gauntlet testing and will be joining the flight line in the coming weeks.
RC501 is over 90% complete and first flight is on track for this quarter says VP and general manager Mo Yahyavi while the first production unit that will enter service upon completion of the flight test program is in the wing seal position.
After a lull in production, seeing the production line much more active for the first time in almost a year, the 747-8F still has plenty of work to do before first flight - that said, optimism across the 747 team is certainly running high.
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10 Comments Add your own
1. keesje | October 2nd, 2009 at 21:24
Lets hope the pylon issue is solved & she hit the skies before new yr, just like the 787, A400M and A332F. Nov-Dec is gonna be intens
2. FleetBuzz Editorial.com | October 2nd, 2009 at 22:17
Pylon issue is no longer such
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4. Ed | October 3rd, 2009 at 13:00
This is going to be a great quarter for first flights for Boeing and Airbus.
5. ikkeman | October 3rd, 2009 at 21:29
fingers crossed
6. keesje | October 6th, 2009 at 14:10
It won’t fly this year and Boeing takes $1 Billion charge.
7. Boeing Investor | October 6th, 2009 at 15:23
This is the continuing problem and disappointment with Boeing. A week ago the VP in charge of the program gives an optimistic report and says all looks good for a 2009 first flight.
Today the Company announces a delay and a $1B writeoff.
The credibility of news releases out of Boeing remains in question. Confidence is shaken again and, of course, questions about the 787 are brought to mind.
When will the news turn positive.
8. Vero Venia | October 6th, 2009 at 15:31
As I mentioned in the following post in my blog, a program delay cannot be positive.
http://verovenia.wordpress.com/2009/07/23/how-bad-is-bad/
However, considering the state in which the cargo market is, this delay won’t affect much cargo operators who bought the 747-8F.
http://iata.org/pressroom/facts_figures/traffic_results/2009-09-29-01.htm
9. AF Won | October 6th, 2009 at 17:29
A $1billion charge must put 748 profitability under immense pressure. Thats a hit of $10m per plane for the existing backlog. OUCH.
10. Homer Simpson | October 7th, 2009 at 13:48
Doh!
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