Last month, I showed you a notable B747 at LAX. Now here's another one. Any guesses why this particular 747 is special?
Ghost plane!
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That would be a 747-8F. What is the new Boeing doing at LAX
ReplyDeleteit's a 747-8F?
ReplyDeleteFirst off, I love your blog. Found it a few weeks back and managed to read every blog post you've made. Now it's one of the aviation blogs I can't wait to get a post from.
ReplyDeleteLooking at that last picture and seeing the engines, I'm going to guess it's a 747-8F. Any idea why it was at LAX?
its special because its the Boeing 747-8F em i right?
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a ghost jet. Could it be (one of) the shuttle transport planes?
ReplyDeleteFirst 748 at LAX?
ReplyDeleteNice -8F. I had heard this all-white bird was running around SoCal.
ReplyDeleteNot in 747-800 flight test livery but using a N number reserved by Boeing. Being delivered offshore to a cargo operator or customizer?
ReplyDeleteI bet its a real hot rod with those engines on it...
ReplyDeleteLooking at the wing tips and the engine cowlings, I would say that that 747 is a 747-800F. One of Boeing's test aircraft?
ReplyDeleteLooks like the new 747-8 Freighter. I heard somewhere they had made a stop at LAX.
ReplyDeleteIt's a 747-8! I was lucky enough to be able to catch this taking off as I was exiting the 105
ReplyDeleteWell I think it's a test bed aircraft since it has the newer engines on it. Looks like the 747-8 / 787 engines. Also I love the blog, I only wish I could see that view one day.
ReplyDeleteJudging by the trailing edge of the engine cowling this is a747-8F
ReplyDeleteDenys from Oz
Great shots. I really enjoy this blog as you give some real insight into what goes on in the tower.
ReplyDeleteThese look like shots of a 747-8 test plane. Looking at the wing shape, it is not the shape of a 200 or 300 and definitely not a 400. I did not know testing was going to include LAX though.
That is a brand new, and very rare, B748. Coincidentally, a picture which you posted at 7:48. Ironic coincidence or a subtle hint? Great catch either way :) --Mark
ReplyDeletelooks like an -800
ReplyDeleteBen
Holy cow! It must have been a slow weekend out there -- I don't think any other post has generated this level of comments. Most of you correctly identified this as a Boeing 747-8F, which is in flight testing and is still registered as an Experimental. This was not its first visit to LAX, but was the first time that I was there with the camera handy.
ReplyDeleteA couple of follow-on thoughts:
If I'd known you guys were so interested in all-white airplanes, I would have shown you some a long time ago!
Next time, I'm not giving you a clear shot of the registration number -- that's too easy!
While this isn't one of NASA's space shuttle transporters, we may get to see one of those here someday, making a delivery.
Special props to Mark, who noticed the sneaky hint -- I wondered if anyone would notice that -- Well done!
And I like the ghost plane suggestion, so I added a fourth shot - enjoy!
I really like the last photo. Earmark it for the coffee table book.
ReplyDeleteI was watching LAX live webcam http://www.cargolaw.com/lax_webcam.html (For those who are interesred) and i saw this exact Boeing 747 and thought nothing of it being a 747-8 Freighter lol untill a few days ago when i found the pic i saved of it .... i origanally thought it was a unmarked Kalitta Air B742
ReplyDeleteMcD D - I thought exactly the same thing the first time I saw it!
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