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Post by Ravi1925 on Sept 7, 2022 1:09:25 GMT 1
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Post by mayerfm on Sept 8, 2022 2:31:27 GMT 1
MSN / LN - 60293 / 1034 787-10 N8290V Ferried CHS-STN 07sep22
(Sustainable Aviation Fuel testing)
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Post by mayerfm on Sept 9, 2022 2:58:58 GMT 1
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Post by ca350 on Sept 9, 2022 13:59:31 GMT 1
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Post by stealthmanbob on Sept 9, 2022 14:27:11 GMT 1
Came over me earlier, doing circuits at Bristol Airport. |
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Post by stealthmanbob on Sept 11, 2022 12:36:00 GMT 1
Came over me again this morning, more testing at Bristol Airport !
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Post by Ravi1925 on Sept 12, 2022 18:04:02 GMT 1
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Post by ff on Sept 12, 2022 18:17:27 GMT 1
I am finding this amusing, a test aircraft that has not been accepted or handed over to any airlines, doing test flights in busy UK air space, and repeatedly landing in an extremely busy commercial airport like LHR.
To my limited knowledge, I don't think I've seen anything like this before. Where is our usual health and safety policy for such activities?
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Post by ca350 on Sept 12, 2022 18:28:27 GMT 1
I am finding this amusing, a test aircraft that has not been accepted or handed over to any airlines, doing test flights in busy UK air space, and repeatedly landing in an extremely busy commercial airport like LHR. To my limited knowledge, I don't think I've seen anything like this before. Where is our usual health and safety policy for such activities? N8290V is a E flight (engineering flight) sticker using which Boeing can do test flights for certification processes. (Same for MAX RTS cert test flights and 787 post re-work cert flights). Not sure about how they execute in Europe but in US with a E flight sticker they don't have to fly whatever is filed with FAA in the flight plan as they can modify the flight plan in flight as they want, as long as they talk to ATC get clearance. btw this frame is likely a NTU frame and fully owned by Boeing, so Boeing don't need a heads up from airline to use the frame for testing purpose. |
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Post by stealthmanbob on Sept 12, 2022 18:41:52 GMT 1
I am finding this amusing, a test aircraft that has not been accepted or handed over to any airlines, doing test flights in busy UK air space, and repeatedly landing in an extremely busy commercial airport like LHR. To my limited knowledge, I don't think I've seen anything like this before. Where is our usual health and safety policy for such activities? They pay fees to NATS for airspace use, and Heathrow is not busy, only about 75% of pre pandemic flights, and they are not putting passengers thru the terminal. Also Heathrow has some very sophisticated monitoring equipment to measure noise / air quality ..... and as they are testing SAF I guess that's useful. Most flights have been done down by me at Bristol airport. Edit - Other reports say it's doing 5G testing? |
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