Monday I watched my second first flight.
Yes, I love the apparent contradiction. :-)
The 747-8 is the newest minor model of the 747, with new engines, a new wing, upgraded avionics, a stretched fuselage... we did just about everything we could to that plane and have it still be a 747.
I decided to watch first flight on live webcast, rather than in person, since I'd only been on the program seven months. This proved to be a wise decision as the flight was delayed over two and a half hours by weather. By my watch the plane rotated at 12:37, lifting off to vanish almost immediately into the mist.
The flight was a success, adding yet another face to the Queen of the Skies.
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There's an interesting article on it at wired.com
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