Boeing has advised the Long Beach Airport that the U.S. Air Force B-1 Bomber is expected to depart on Monday, May 18 in the afternoon. The aircraft arrived in July 2008 for maintenance. Please note, this aircraft will likely use its afterburners upon take off, which will make it louder than the typical airplane departure
Quote from: CHILIBEAN on May 16, 2009, 12:35:16 AM
Boeing has advised the Long Beach Airport that the U.S. Air Force B-1 Bomber is expected to depart on Monday, May 18 in the afternoon. The aircraft arrived in July 2008 for maintenance. Please note, this aircraft will likely use its afterburners upon take off, which will make it louder than the typical airplane departure
Hmmm well see. Anyone going to try and catch it??
Quote from: phantomphan1974 on May 16, 2009, 12:44:17 AM
Hmmm well see. Anyone going to try and catch it??
Not I, :'(
Maybe.
I need a better window window to leave work and drive down there though.
Kevin
aero-engineer
if i can get a time i will let you guys know
Chili checked and its going to be between NOW and 3pm!!!!
i just saw this right now =( dont think i have enough time to get down there and theres a good chance it might be gone?
As posted on my blog:
The Rockwell B-1B Bomber 86-0125 (c/n 85) was towed out onto rwy 25L at 3pm. The plane started to taxi at 3:45pm and took off on rwy 30 at 3:54pm as "Thunder 26".
It was an awesome sight! Keith, Robert, nice hangin' with you guys today.
Photos tonight...
Was that B-1B headed to Elsworth AFB in South DAkota???
A few from the west end of the Devry parking lot...
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Great shots Glen. I saw it on the 405fwy. I was at about the Goodyear blimp field when I saw it. Lots of poeple watching!!!
It was an awesome sight! Keith, Robert, nice hangin' with you guys today.
Nice hanging and meet you Glen
Quote from: phantomphan1974 on May 18, 2009, 09:13:11 PM
Great shots Glen. I saw it on the 405fwy. I was at about the Goodyear blimp field when I saw it. Lots of poeple watching!!!
Wow, that was one heck of a turn. He ended up east of KLGB before heading north.
Quote from: CHILIBEAN on May 18, 2009, 09:23:31 PM
It was an awesome sight! Keith, Robert, nice hangin' with you guys today.
Nice hanging and meet you Glen
Ditto, man. Good times all around.
KCAL Ch 9 is going to have something on it soon.
Quote from: GTagami on May 18, 2009, 09:27:55 PM
Wow, that was one heck of a turn. He ended up east of KLGB before heading north.
No he made the normal departure turn, that is just where I was when I saw him. But he did gain altitude pretty quickly.
About a 40 second piece. It was shot from opposite of you guys. Probably that parking structure.
You don't see a B-1 Bomber take off every day. looks like lots of people lining the fences of Long Beach Airport just waiting for those afterburners to light and the aircraft to lift off.
back online finally! Great to see everybody again, will post pics soon, in the next few days
Nice! Welcome back Keith.. ;)
Quote from: WARBIRD KEITH on May 22, 2009, 12:44:40 PM
back online finally! Great to see everybody again, will post pics soon, in the next few days
Good to have you back :)
In case you were wondering why the B-1 was at KLGB:
http://www.aerotechnews.com/local/business/Boeing-team-rebuilds-B-1-backbone--for-U-S--Air-Force (http://www.aerotechnews.com/local/business/Boeing-team-rebuilds-B-1-backbone--for-U-S--Air-Force)
Kevin
aero-engineer
Cool thnx for sharing, Glen. ;)
Quote from: aero-engineer on May 29, 2009, 09:27:57 PM
In case you were wondering why the B-1 was at KLGB:
http://www.aerotechnews.com/local/business/Boeing-team-rebuilds-B-1-backbone--for-U-S--Air-Force (http://www.aerotechnews.com/local/business/Boeing-team-rebuilds-B-1-backbone--for-U-S--Air-Force)
Kevin
aero-engineer
Thanks for posting the link for that article. That just shows the length of repairs needed to keep aircraft flying. Working at North Island like I do, I have seen thing done just on the F/A-18 aircraft from fuelcell floors and lower center structure to complete Center Barrell changes done and even whole tail sections replaced skillfully and expertly done so that each and every aircraft will retain all of the services and performance that Boeing says the aircraft will do. Its actuall really amazing all the things you have to do "under the skin" at aircraft overhaul facilities like The Fleet Readyness Center South West. FRCSW has a Machine shop and a sheet metal shop that can completely manufcture just about any structural part be it Aluminum, Titanium, or Stainless Steel, annoidize it, alodine it, plate it, clean it and paint it and then mate it to the aircraft drill the holes amd install the fastening devices.
Quote from: rander on May 30, 2009, 06:03:48 AM
Thanks for posting the link for that article. That just shows the length of repairs needed to keep aircraft flying. Working at North Island like I do, I have seen thing done just on the F/A-18 aircraft from fuelcell floors and lower center structure to complete Center Barrell changes done and even whole tail sections replaced skillfully and expertly done so that each and every aircraft will retain all of the services and performance that Boeing says the aircraft will do. Its actuall really amazing all the things you have to do "under the skin" at aircraft overhaul facilities like The Fleet Readyness Center South West. FRCSW has a Machine shop and a sheet metal shop that can completely manufcture just about any structural part be it Aluminum, Titanium, or Stainless Steel, annoidize it, alodine it, plate it, clean it and paint it and then mate it to the aircraft drill the holes amd install the fastening devices.
And lots of money too ::)
Lucky you guys! ::) ;D
Great shots, Glen. ;)
Quote from: GTagami on May 18, 2009, 09:10:13 PM
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Awesome bird, one of the sexiest jets ever built!!!