787 Dreamliner Tour -So Cal Leg

[Realbigtaco]

I have been looking forward to this day for a long time!!  The 787 flying into KSAN!!  It holds a little more for me i think because those Nacelles were made right here in Chula Vista by my company, it sounded great when she whispered by, and when the Thrust reverser deployed.  Although i didn't work fully on the program, I did do a few odd projects here and there for our 787 team.  My claim to fame is that if you ever  see a patch on the inlet, I was the one who sized it!  I know it is not a lot, but that was one of my first big jobs as an engineer.

[KevintheRedwoodFlyer781]

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrived at LGB today from San Diego as part of the 787 Dreamliner Dream Tour. It will be here until March 15 to visit Boeing employees.

N787BX, ZA003, BOE787 from SAN

[phantomphan1974]

Post your 787 Dreamliner shots from San Diego and Long Beach here.

[phantomphan1974]

Nice ones Chris.  Wish I could have made it to LGB today but weather looked kind a crappy.  Clearing a bit out here in the Valley.

[aero-engineer]

I pulled into the DeVry lot 2 minutes too late.   

BUT, I stuck around a little to the West and got head on and side tow shots from across the runway, so all was not lost.

I will say, I haven't followed the program much (aside from the "issues"), but seeing it for the first time today I was impressed with the design.

The dihedral and lack of unloading on the ground is a trip!

Kevin

[KevintheRedwoodFlyer781]

787 @ LONG BEACH PART 2

More shots of the 787 Dreamliner at Long Beach Airport (LGB) today.

UPDATE: The 787 has won the Collier Trophy! The Collier Trophy is one of the highest awards in the aviation industry.

[aero-engineer]

Aviation Week Post on San Diego  to Long Beach leg
http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/commercial_aviation/ThingsWithWings/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=7a78f54e-b3dd-4fa6-ae6e-dff2ffd7bdbb&plckPostId=Blog%3a7a78f54e-b3dd-4fa6-ae6e-dff2ffd7bdbbPost%3a71050a3e-09cf-4cc1-97f6-cccb4f0b4f2b&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest

Kevin
aero-engineer

[aero-engineer]

*Almost* made up for missing the landing by 2 min.

Kevin
aero-engineer

[Aguillard]

Arrived late by 1 1/2 hours from Phoenix on March 12, 2012

[GTagami]

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[aero-engineer]

Raw from the camera resized.  You get the drift.

Too bad about the weather. 

Started taxing at 9:42 am, left with a wing wag at 9:50am.

Kevin
aero-engineer

[SBGrad]

in San Diego


787 1st visit to San Diego by SBGrad, on Flickr

headed for Long Beach

Boeing 787 aka the 'plastic fantastic' raises the gear leaving San Diego by SBGrad, on Flickr


Dreamliner departing by SBGrad, on Flickr

[Realbigtaco]

I had some co-workers tell me that former president George W. Bush flew into KSAN and toured the airplane around 5pm on Monday.  They made all of our employees get of the plane.

[GTagami]

Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner N787BX by GTagami