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Post by Kereru on Dec 31, 2011 16:20:01 GMT 12
The All Black Boeing 773 has made its first flight at Paine Field.
High speed taxi video.
First Flight video.
Cheers
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Post by sqwark2k on Jan 1, 2012 19:08:07 GMT 12
Gear extension immediately after gear retraction?  |
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Post by rbwannabe on Jan 1, 2012 19:49:20 GMT 12
It would be standard for a test flight like that, everything that needs to be checked would be done in the shortest amount of time, including the RAT that you can see deployed in the landing video.
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Post by adzze on Jan 1, 2012 19:54:01 GMT 12
Nice looking machine, and striking livery!
What's the little "propeller" under the fuselage for (in the first video)?
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Post by bazzaboeing on Jan 1, 2012 20:38:23 GMT 12
Adzze that is the RAT (Ram Air Turbine) talked about in the reply above yours. Details can be found here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ram_air_turbine
Cheers Bazza
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Post by sqwark2k on Jan 8, 2012 6:55:41 GMT 12
I have no doubt they will be checking systems, but I would love to hear the reason for extending gear so soon after lift off in a critical flight phase..... If one of their new donks spat a blade with the gear out it's performance would be greatly affected and to risk that so low to the ground I'd be surprised. There'll be a reason for sure, but my bet would be "Positive climb" "Gear up please" "Selected" "Shit! we're supposed to leave the gear down til XX height....gear down please" "you dick!...Selected"
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Post by ErrolC on Jan 11, 2012 10:36:08 GMT 12
Apparently she is due in to AKL at 0900 Thursday 12th
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Post by chinapilot on Jan 11, 2012 15:10:01 GMT 12
Overdosing on Flight Sim? Guess you noticed the short take off run and rapid climb...it would be at it's zero fuel weight plus a miserly amount of fuel and a few bods on...at that weight it could probably climb with both engines shut down (joke) 'Please' is not standard phraseology but your expletive is often heard  |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jan 11, 2012 16:19:20 GMT 12
Interesting video, cheers for posting. I'm sure S2k's 'flight simming' is all in a day's work.
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Post by rbwannabe on Jan 11, 2012 20:32:31 GMT 12
Flight NZ6391, on it's way now from Paine Field.
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