General Aviation Thread

[Ananda]

After all the delay finally Boeing let her have first flight. Now will Boeing going to still move forward with longer range 777-8 or as some rumours say, more dense 777-10.

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Lufthansa’s First Boeing 777-9 Takes Off In Major 777X Milestone

Lufthansa’s first Boeing 777-9 has completed its maiden flight in Everett, marking a major milestone for Boeing’s heavily delayed 777X...

aviationa2z.com

To clear up, this is not first flight of the type, but more first flight of production plane. This is first flight from first Lufthansa owned 777-9 as launch customer.

 

[At lakes]

First Customer Lined Up for Proposed Next Generation Catalina Flying Boat

A plan for a modernised, turboprop-powered version of the iconic Catalina is one step closer to becoming realised with a Hong Kong operator signing a

theaviationist.com

put a couple of racks under each wing for things that go bang ands decent search radar you never know it could make a very respectable medium range MPA

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

First Customer Lined Up for Proposed Next Generation Catalina Flying Boat

A plan for a modernised, turboprop-powered version of the iconic Catalina is one step closer to becoming realised with a Hong Kong operator signing a

theaviationist.com

put a couple of racks under each wing for things that go bang ands decent search radar you never know it could make a very respectable medium range MPA

It is remarkable that this chinese company didn't choose for the AVIC AG600, designed and built by the chinese themselves and with more capacity. Maybe they have problems with getting the Ukrainian engines, but china should be able to copy/reverse engineer (like they normally do) these turboprops,.