Air NZ 787-9

[mikecweb]

Just rolled out of the Boeing Paint hangar up at PAE.
Yes this livery makes my man parts move. Can't wait to get a photo of it.
(Not my picture. From Boeing's Twitter Feed)
https://twitter.com/BoeingAirplanes/status/452660721948426240

@Maximillian_Jenius

 

[SeanD]

Wow, get pics when you can.

 

[Cessnaflyer]

Is it going to melt in the sun like a vampire?

 

[SurferLucas]

 

[mikecweb]

Wow, get pics when you can.

Sounds like it'll probably be undergoing modifications for a month then join the flight test fleet so hopefully there will be a few opportunities, with the sun out would be a bonus.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

Just rolled out of the Boeing Paint hangar up at PAE.
Yes this livery makes my man parts move. Can't wait to get a photo of it.
(Not my picture. From Boeing's Twitter Feed)
https://twitter.com/BoeingAirplanes/status/452660721948426240
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@Maximillian_Jenius

Wow! Big long and black. I love it. Nice paint job!

 

[juxtapilot]

Sex

 

[ChasenSFO]

Sex

Better. Unprotected sex.

Been wanting to hit the Boeing airports forever...might actually finally do it when she's ready to fly.

 

[BobDDuck]

It is very apparent that Air New Zealand does not fly to hot climates.

 

[tlewis95]

Nize. Saw 789EX down here in Texas last week and even in the house colors it is a very sexy bird.

 

[mikecweb]

Better. Unprotected sex.

Been wanting to hit the Boeing airports forever...might actually finally do it when she's ready to fly.

I'll give you a heads up. The 787 program is very well documented up here so it's pretty easy to know when stuff is going to fly. Getting good light is the only hard part.

 

[Cal Goat]

I just went from 6 to midnight.

 

[SeanD]

Damn, this thing looks pretty bad ass.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

It is very apparent that Air New Zealand does not fly to hot climates.

Why do you say that?

 

[smack300]

Why do you say that?

All black painted aircraft.

 

[Maximilian_Jenius]

All black painted aircraft.

I figured that, but didn't think that the paint color really made THAT much of a difference.

 

[OneNineHundy]

It is very apparent that Air New Zealand does not fly to hot climates.

http://m.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11233287

We fly to many hot climates including Hawaii and Australia. This article mentions how the black paint doesn't have any performance impact. It sure had been a long time coming!

 

[BobDDuck]

This article mentions how the black paint doesn't have any performance impact. It sure had been a long time coming!

When USAirways changed from dark blue to white paint on their fleet they did a study and it showed the average cabin temperature was 4 degrees cooler with the white topped airplanes.

It makes a huge difference.

And Hawaii isn't exactly "hot". Parts of Australia are hot but I doubt they are going their in their 777.

 

[OneNineHundy]

When USAirways changed from dark blue to white paint on their fleet they did a study and it showed the average cabin temperature was 4 degrees cooler with the white topped airplanes.

It makes a huge difference.

And Hawaii isn't exactly "hot". Parts of Australia are hot but I doubt they are going their in their 777.

That's very interesting what US Airways found, maybe Boeings paint operations manager was misquoted in the article when he said suggestions black paint could affect an aircraft's performance were unfounded.

FYI the 777 flies the Auckland - Brisbane route during peak periods, and regularly does other trans-tasman flights to Australia. It also flies to Rarotonga, and sometimes Fiji. The 787 will be flying to Perth.

Most other fleets have at least one aircraft in the black livery, excluding the Q300, 737, and 767. I'm sure they have done the numbers and determined it doesn't make too much difference. New Zealand isn't exactly "cold".

 

[mikecweb]

I would think that it makes some difference or they would paint their whole fleet that way. FYI this will be their new livery fleet wide supposedly.