Boeing Field

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06/29/2016 at 22:00 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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I spy the prototype 707, 737 and 747.


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Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > f86sabre
06/29/2016 at 22:11

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Damn. Talk about a historic lineup. Do you know what year that was taken?


Kinja'd!!! Jack Does Cars > f86sabre
06/29/2016 at 22:11

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Boeing Field is the most magical place on Earth. All Of The Planes are there, and the museum on property is properly amazing.


Kinja'd!!! daender > Jack Does Cars
06/29/2016 at 22:18

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Last time I visited the place, there was a ‘69 Daytona in the employee parking lot...it had to have belonged to an aerospace engineer.


Kinja'd!!! f86sabre > ttyymmnn
06/29/2016 at 22:19

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Not sure.

We are going out there this weekend. There are warbirds at Boeing Field over the weekend. Ride a B-17 out of Boeng Field? Tempting.

We are doing something really special there on Friday. Delivery flight on a brand new 737. Not sure if I can post pics here, but I know where to find you.


Kinja'd!!! f86sabre > Jack Does Cars
06/29/2016 at 22:20

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Keep your eyes out for posts from this weekend or late next week. Hope to be able to share some cool pics.


Kinja'd!!! wafflesnfalafel > f86sabre
06/29/2016 at 22:29

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Love it - spectacular pic.

We will be down there when my niece and nephew come out here later this summer. Can’t wait to see the huge new enclosure for the big jets. I took the pic below at the museum a couple years ago on the 3rd of July - better than fireworks. I could sit in the museum tower mock up, listen to the real tower audio and watch the planes take off and land for hours. I know it’s kind of cliche but that M-21 A-12 they have is just absolutely amazing.

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Kinja'd!!! facw > Jack Does Cars
06/29/2016 at 22:35

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When I was there, there was a 747-8 prototype hanging out, but more importantly, CATFISH:

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Kinja'd!!! ttyymmnn > f86sabre
06/29/2016 at 23:13

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I look forward to it, thanks. I’ve never ridden in a B-17, but I have climbed through one. I was amazed by how small it is inside for how big it looks on the outside. I could barely get my fat self through the catwalk in the bomb bay. You’ve probably heard me say this before, but I was taken by this stencil on the side of the B-17G I walked through. Max crew weight was 1200 lbs, with a ten-man crew. Of course, the crews were all 18-year-old farm boys and the pilots were maybe 25. People were also smaller back then.

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Kinja'd!!! Jack Does Cars > daender
06/29/2016 at 23:49

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I saw a BMW 2002tii in the parking lot the last time I was there.


Kinja'd!!! f86sabre > ttyymmnn
06/30/2016 at 07:48

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Yeah, I imagine they flew over gross pretty often too.