The "Whale Guppy" has arrived!

[TR4A]

Anyone know what the certification basis for this buppie is? Could be an opportunity for Evergreen in the outsize freight market?

Don't read the news much? Or the text with the pictures?

This is being paid for by Boeing. THEY (more than one) will be operated by Evergreen to fly B787 parts to Everett Washington for the B787 Final Assembly.

 

[BankAccount=0$]

FUGLY or not, this is still an American product (albeit with the help of the Japanese of course). Would ya'll rather we fly OUR 787 parts in a AirBus?? Boeing is going with a clean sheet design for the 787, much like the very sucessful 777 program. If we as Americans don't inovate, then what seperates us from the rest of the world??

 

[AerroMatt]

Actually, this thing should get Redneck Yard of the Week, if Jeff Foxworthy's show was still on.

Hey! I Resemble that remark!:nuts:

 

[belchfire]

Not as fugly as the 380!

 

[bocefus]

"Don't read the news much? Or the text with the pictures?

This is being paid for by Boeing. THEY (more than one) will be operated by Evergreen to fly B787 parts to Everett Washington for the B787 Final Assembly."

Yes, paid for by Boeing, the aircraft will be operated by Evergreen AND Cargolux. 3 freighters dedicated to hauling 787 parts only? You don't think that is excess capacity? Apparently I missed the part in the article stating the certification basis for this aircraft, could you point it out?

 

[TR4A]

Apparently I missed the part in the article stating the certification basis for this aircraft, could you point it out?

Not sure what you mean. My friend is the Project Manager for Evergreen on this.

 

[bocefus]

Evergreen, as in Evergreen Aviation Technologies, the company performing the actual conversion, or Evergreen International Airlines, the company who will be operating the aircraft along with Cargolux?

 

[propsarebest]

Cargolux isn't going to be flying any, due to some problem with the pilot's union there.

The airplanes are going to have the fixtures that actually hold the wing and the fuselage barrel permantly affixed to the airframe, so that means that the airplanes are dedicated to the 787 project only.

 

[TR4A]

Evergreen, as in Evergreen Aviation Technologies, the company performing the actual conversion, or Evergreen International Airlines, the company who will be operating the aircraft along with Cargolux?

Evergreen International Aviation, works out of McMinnville OR. He is working between Boeing and Evergreen. He is not the project manager for the conversion.

 

[bocefus]

"Cargolux isn't going to be flying any, due to some problem with the pilot's union there."
Really? Somebody needs to tell Boeing, Evergreen Airlines and the EU that.