KLGB - Long Beach Airport

[CHILIBEAN]

Here are 2 from KLGB

[NikonGuy]

Cool shots with the 18-55.. 

[Kevin Joyce]

The second NATO C-17 is now out of the paint booth.

[Dragonskiss]

The second NATO C-17 is now out of the paint booth.

Oooh, any idea when she'll take off?  I'm not getting the NATO confused with the second Qatar painted one right?  I know they'll let them sit out there for a week or so prior to their first flight when freshly painted.

[Kevin Joyce]

Looks like this one, except it has a #02 instead of a #01 on the nose and tail.

[CHILIBEAN]

I think that other one is supposed to leave on Monday

[Dragonskiss]

I think that other one is supposed to leave on Monday

Any idea what time?  I'm tied up at work until 7pm...not sure if she'll stick around that long. 

[GTagami]

Anyone have any updated info on the departure of the Qatar C-17?

[CHILIBEAN]

Anyone have any updated info on the departure of the Qatar C-17?

Monday but i dont have a time yet

[GTagami]

Monday but i dont have a time yet

Hit me up when you get an approximate time. I need to juggle my work schedule to make it fit. 

[CHILIBEAN]

ok will do

[GTagami]

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Boeing delivers first C-17 transport to Qatar

Boeing has delivered a first C-17 transport aircraft to a customer in the Mideast.

Qatar Emini Air Force Tuesday accepted delivery of the first of two of the four-engine transport aircraft it has on order.

The country may order two more of the transports after it checks out the first aircraft, Boeing said.

Boeing is counting on sales to customers outside the United States to keep its Long Beach, Calif. assembly line going as U.S. Air Force orders wind down.

The United Kingdom has C-17s in service, and an alliance of European countries has ordered C-17s that they will operate on a shared basis.

Boeing could be the beneficiary of Airbus' woes with its delayed A-400M transport. If European governments decide to cancel the program, already three years behind schedule and billions of Euros over budget, their transport needs could be met by a combination of Boeing C-17s and Lockheed C-130 transports.

The Long Beach C-17 assembly line is the last major aircraft assembly line in California, a state that once was the hub of American aircraft manufacturing.


Did I miss something? Is the one out at Long Beach the second C-17? Was the first one painted the same??

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[Kevin Joyce]

This was the first Qutar C-17, the second one is the white one.

[Kevin Joyce]

Noticed the out on the runway on my way home tonight. it looks like the nose gear collapsed.

[NikonGuy]

Great catch Kevin!   

I just hope the crew/passengers are ok.