Test flight of the Boeing 747-8F
The company "Boeing" today conducted a test flight of a new transport aircraft 747-8F . The plane successfully crossed 2177 km and landed at 4:43 MSK. The tracker shows the route of the flight BOE12 .
Flight along such a difficult route took 5 hours and 30 minutes.
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Thanks to the GPS autopilot, we were able to reproduce the figure 12 exactly on the ground. Why was this done? For the joy of Washington residents who are already going crazy on the eve of Sunday's Super Bowl.
The test flight was held before the Super Bowl Cup finals, which will take place on February 2. The fact is that the Seattle Seahawks team participates in it, which is warmly supported by the residents of Seattle, and Boeing itself - one of the largest private companies in the state - is the general sponsor of Hawks. The number 12 is considered the symbol of the “12th player on the field,” that is, the fans.
For this test flight, "Boeing" specially painted the plane in the colors of the team.
Someone might say that this is a stupid squandering of money. One fuel during this flight was burned for about $ 180 thousand. But not everything is so simple. Thanks to such actions, Boeing is loved in Seattle, and this love is converted into real dollars. It is no coincidence that two months ago, state authorities provided Boeing with an unprecedented tax benefit of $ 8.7 billion for 16 years - the largest tax benefit for a private company in US history. Usually, such privileges are provided by the authorities so that a particularly valuable company does not leave. In 2001, Boeing moved its headquarters to Chicago, but the main production facilities remained at the same place.
The company has 170 thousand employees, including 83 thousand in the state of Washington. There are many Seahawks fans among them, so such frills can be considered as a type of team building.
By the way, this is not the strangest test flight of the Boeing. Two years ago, they managed to draw their own logo in the air.
PS An idea came: you can also make a route on a bicycle with a declaration of love to your girlfriend - and send her a link to the tracker online. But not in this weather, of course.
Flight along such a difficult route took 5 hours and 30 minutes.
')
Thanks to the GPS autopilot, we were able to reproduce the figure 12 exactly on the ground. Why was this done? For the joy of Washington residents who are already going crazy on the eve of Sunday's Super Bowl.
The test flight was held before the Super Bowl Cup finals, which will take place on February 2. The fact is that the Seattle Seahawks team participates in it, which is warmly supported by the residents of Seattle, and Boeing itself - one of the largest private companies in the state - is the general sponsor of Hawks. The number 12 is considered the symbol of the “12th player on the field,” that is, the fans.
For this test flight, "Boeing" specially painted the plane in the colors of the team.
Someone might say that this is a stupid squandering of money. One fuel during this flight was burned for about $ 180 thousand. But not everything is so simple. Thanks to such actions, Boeing is loved in Seattle, and this love is converted into real dollars. It is no coincidence that two months ago, state authorities provided Boeing with an unprecedented tax benefit of $ 8.7 billion for 16 years - the largest tax benefit for a private company in US history. Usually, such privileges are provided by the authorities so that a particularly valuable company does not leave. In 2001, Boeing moved its headquarters to Chicago, but the main production facilities remained at the same place.
The company has 170 thousand employees, including 83 thousand in the state of Washington. There are many Seahawks fans among them, so such frills can be considered as a type of team building.
By the way, this is not the strangest test flight of the Boeing. Two years ago, they managed to draw their own logo in the air.
PS An idea came: you can also make a route on a bicycle with a declaration of love to your girlfriend - and send her a link to the tracker online. But not in this weather, of course.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/210964/
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