Ex-Transaero Now USAF 747-8i First Flight at Paine Field
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- This 747-8 Intercontinental was built for Transaero in 2015 and rolled out last August. However, with the collapse of the company and Aeroflot's unwillingness to take up the order, this 747-8i and another were left to be stored at Paine Field, painted in all white.
Many suspected that they would be used for spare parts for the, at the time, slowing 747 production line, or scrapped entirely, but one thing was certain, Boeing was struggling to find a home for them.
Well in the wake of the Iran Air deal last month, one of these 747s has been pulled out of storage and prepped for flight, and some sources state that she is aimed at Iran Air, yet there is no confirmation as of now. Although deliveries for Iran Air's 747-8s will not begin until late 2018, these 747s are being readied for the desert where they will wait, fully licensed, until Iran Air can take them.
UPDATE August 2017: The Iran Air 747 order fell through when U.S. Congress specifically denied the 747 frames last fall for fear of nuclear weapons transportation, which is a bad claim, but it's the deal they made, so only 777s have been ordered for the long haul Boeing fleet. These two Transaero 747-8i NTUs have now been contracted by the USAF to become the new VC-25 replacements. The frames have never been delivered, and are unrelated to Russia other than that a private Russian company had ordered them years before.
It should also be mentioned that this particular 747 was readied so quickly for flight, as it was the canvas of Boeing's centennial laser show at Boeing Field on July 15th through 17th, 2016.
AIRCRAFT INFO:
Registration: N895BA
Construction No: 42417
Line No: 1523
Variable No: RC077
Type: B747-8M5(i)
Powerplant: 4x GEnx-2B67
First Flight: July 8th, 2016
This Flight: July 8th, 2016
NOTICE: Until either company states otherwise, I will treat this 747 as if she is for Iran Air, and make adjustments later if it turns out not to be. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
747 is a timeless design....still impressive after almost 40 years...
Nearly 50 years! The 747 - 100 came together in 1969. The first time I flew one was with Pan Am from Tokyo to LA in 1971. When entering, I thought it was a waiting room, certainly not an airplane!
Alex P ...I still remember where I was the first time I saw one...we where playing ball in a large open field in line with JFK..approach...22R....about 7miles out....my brother looked up and said there it is...! We had talked about it a few hours earlier....my brother had the classic pic of the pan-am 747 parked along side the 707...
Holy Shit!...look at the size of it..back then...the biggest thing in the Sky was a stretch DC-8...to me it looked like it was barely moving....gear down with some flaps...Big Beautiful Pan Am Jumbo...white with a blue stripe...i will Never forget it...
Alex P ....this first sighting of the 747 for me had to be 1970...
48 years ago....still my favorite passenger airliner...to this day...
I read UPS just ordered 14 brand new 747-8F's... So they should b around for the next 20 years at least...👍
Yeah, *50* years, Buddy...
I like the all white look of the 747-8i, it looks so clean!
Nice to see another airline taking up on the 747-8
I wish Iran Air all the best as they seem to be getting back on their feet now with their new airbus aircraft
WRONG! Tell that govt to conform to the world and stop being the world sponsor of TERRORIST!
which terrorist?
@@cnn787-i9e US. All since day one when they planted a corrupt politician in the Iranian Govt and causing it to become unstable, leading to the Revolution of 1976, that way the CIA would save face and impose the long-going sanctions ever since.
The final straw was Trump gave the order bomb the Iranian Military Commander Solemani, causing public opinion and the populace to shift against the US. Triggering anti-American sentiment among its people. And of course, the birth of the WWIII Scare and its memes that flooded the Social Media about WW3.
So don't believe what Lemay tells you. He's a supporter of what the dirtiest things that the US and its agency CIA has done for past decades of conflicts.
This is definitely one of the aircraft currently being modified and prepared to be the next Air Force One!
Indeed.
This is the first VC-25B for the USAF's Air Force One Recapalization Program, which will see the two VC-25A's be retired, and be replaced by the new VC-25B. This video shows Boeing conducting general airworthy flight tests, just to see if there's anything wrong with the jet, after being pulled out of storage, before they start the VC-25B conversion work.
And I also can't wait to see the VC-25As go to a museum on permanent display.
Looks like this is going to be the future Air Force One instead. Beautiful airplane.
@Pocahontas Littlemanintheboat bidens gonna look amazing on AF1 😅
Wow! What a wonderful aircraft! Transaero is my favorite airline, but it have been closed in October 2015... BTW, greetings from Russia!
love this video very much had to subscribe to the channel really appreciate every piece of it thanks for sharing after watching that bird lift off for the 2nd time
Iran Air never ended up taking up this frame. Instead, the US Air Force is taking it up.
Awesome mate! Thanks for sharing ;)
You bet! :)
i think they used it for the boeing centennial show ( i and my dad read airlines book ( japanese airlines book ) and i remember seeing this white boeing in the magazine used for laser show or something )
In the name of yazdan we will have this handsome bird .
This bird will not be delievered in that name at all
It definitely will,and would be called Huma.my friend you are talking with an Iranian forensic historian :).
HOMA!!!
yes it is a sign of IranAir and mythical Bird of Iran.google it.
Neshat Shajirati How did that work out for you?
Yes a new 747 for Iran air they even confirmed this on their Twitter page
UPDATE August 2017: The Iran Air 747 order fell through when U.S. Congress specifically denied the 747 frames last fall for fear of nuclear weapons transportation
with the plane now in the USAF you never know it could be the next generation of Air Force One
it is the next vc25 which is also the name for air force one
It’s been confirmed. This along with another will be AFone.
jamie swinburn , They are the ;ext Air Force Ones . They were sold years ago to a now bankrupt airline , The Air Force bought both planes .
Great footage! It's interesting that Iran Air are doing more to support the 747 than the American airlines are! :) How many 748s are Iran Air buying?
4
over 100
Paul Stewart Iran give Airbus a 40 billion dollar order for planes when they was turned down by the sanctions
Paul Stewart zero. Iran are not buying a single 747. None atall. This video and its description are wrong again.
it says in the bio that Boeing was planning to scrap brand new planes? I so highly doubt that.
Fantastic..!!! :-)
The NEXT Air Force 1
There shall never be another aircraft design this graceful......dunno what possibility there is to power 747-8i with two GE-9X power plants? That'd make it a totally different plane perhaps.....the 4 engines augment her beautiful looks.
I am not sure a larger engine would work for the 747. More than likely facilities would have to be made for longer landing gear struts which would require extensive fuselage and wing box modifications. This would be cost-prohibitive .
great replacement for 747SP
MashAllah Excellent
We 💖 Boeing
We 💖 to fly
Great people to fly with
It needs to be stated that this video is 8 months old, and at the time of publishing, Iran Air had placed an unofficial order, which included 4 747-8i aircraft. In order to obtain congressional approval, the 747-8 had to be removed from the order.
No part of the description spoke in certainty, and all information is/was subject to change.
Iran Air will NOT be accepting the 747-8 into their fleet, and the final and official order does NOT include 747s per congressional request.
Ironic that Iran should acquire the distinction of membership in an exclusive club: operators of the B747-8 Intercontinental, queen of the skies. Quite likely among the final 747s Boeing will build
its that would be an Air Force One? replacing the old one?
The USAF has bought both of these747-800’s
The next Air Force One ( VC-XXX)
Update: It's designation will be VC-25B
WOW thanks for sharing :)
Very welcome. I only hope this deal goes through. :)
It will my friend. Let the senate finish its comedy show. It will eventually ;) Just look at the history. Boeing & IranAir always had a great relationship.
Good days are coming back :)
Definitely looks that way. I can't wait to see her in the full livery! :)
I'm sure it's gonna be unique for Boeing livery department. It's been 40 years. They all should be new and never painted IranAir's livery. I'm anxious to see that day and hope Boeing makes a special video for that :)
Would have loved to see some pictures of Irans -100 and 8i parked together
This could become the next AirForceOne
IT IS
Not ‘it’. There are two of them.
The new Air Force One*
ТРАНСАЭРО ЛУЧШАЯ АВИАКОМПАНИЯ
Where on earth do you get your information??
Iran's freedom of no sanctions
Says who?
To become one of the new Air Force one aircraft
When this 747 will be delivered?
NOT "Ex-Transaero", they were never delivered or paid for. They've been owned by Boeing the whole time.
wewd They were built for Transaero using TRX’s internal customer ID, they had Russian hex codes, they had TRX’s hardware options installed and used the RC block assigned to Transaero with the original LOI. Not having been paid for doesn’t change anything. A 777 flying test flights before contractual delivery/handover to Aeroflot is still an Aeroflot 777 in my and everyone else’s book. Also both RC076 and RC077 were delivered to the US government a few years ago.
@@PlanesAtPaine As the saying goes, possession is 9/10 of the law, and they never paid or took possession of the aircraft.
A lot of history will happen on this plane now that it is becoming the new Air Force one.
Not ‘it’. There are two of them.
Hopefully 747-8 will replace 747-200 as Air Force 1
Extensive avionics mods & additions are in the works if a new POTUS carrier. There are plenty of other structural modifications which will require at least 2 years to accomplish.
this plane will be the next air force one ?
Nugroho wisnu yes it will
Not ‘it’. There are two of them.
Please invest in a "dead kitty" mic sock! I had to turn the sound off. Great footage otherwise.
I see the title was changed from Iran Air to USAF...
Correct, description and tags have been updated as well.
No wing wave?
I can see the letters T R U M P in gold letters on the side of the fuselage now.
Look likes a swan
Very unlikely Iran will ever get them, even with Boeing pressure to sell them.
i flewn on transaero many times before bankrupty
a klm também precisa de um boing 747 - 8
para comprar custa so
R$350,000,000,00
This plane resurrects the VC-25B. Means the Boeing modifies the 747-8i into US Air Force One
They should sell the 747-8 to another company like Qatar Airways Then Iran Air buys it or leases the plane of them ez pz
Mabey its gonna one of the new airforce1. They did buy 2.
It is going to be the new AF-1
Not ‘it’. There are two of them.
Unfortunately there is no 747-8 in the list of Iran air and Boeing agreement.
Yep, the unfortunate result of the final agreement in order to obtain congressional approval. :( This frame is now in storage with nobody to buy it.
siamak g there is they confirmed it
Unfortunately? Its GREAT NEWS!
Like 👍👍👍
Basically 4 mins of wind noise
Ok so another 747 takes off. No comments no audio other than the wind and engine noise. So what??
Greg Johnson what did you want? Music? I do not and never have done commentary. I personally despise it. The entire story of the frame is in the description if you need info. The original description is there as well as updates added over the last 3 years.
Why hasn't Iran Air gotten it yet?
Because America thinks Iran Air are terrorist
DryBonesGamer005//Pokémon Trainer DryBones they give Airbus a 40 billion dollar order for planes when they was turned down
Colin Boone Because there is no 747-8i or 747-8f in Iran air-Boeing deal. the order includes 15 777-300, 15 777-9x and 50 737-max
Because they hate the U.S. and chant "death to America" Why should we sell them aircraft if they say things like that about the U.S.?
New Air Force One soon.
Could i hear the RAT Buzzing away?
Yes, you could! I heard it too! (You can see it deployed under the wing on the approach and subsequent high-speed run at the end of the video)
THE USAF SHOULD BUY THE BOEING 747-8F TO SUPPLEMENT THEIR CARGO FLEET, IT COULD HAUL MORE FREIGHT AND PASSENGERS CHEAPER THAN
THE C-5 AND FREE THE C-5 UP FOR JUST OUT SIZED CARGO. PLUS ITS FASTER THAN EITHER THE C-17 AND C-5.
Did US Military Buy 747 ??
Yep, two 747-8s which were due to be delivered to Transaero until they went bankrupt.
Transaero was Russian airines, not soviet
There is no Soviet Union anymore, What was Soviet Union is now Russia
🤔
I wish PIA would buy it
Now the cheaper Air Force One... lol
"...cheaper Air Force One"? Have you seen the quoted price for the two ordered AF-Ones that are available? Nearly a billion dollars, combined costs! !!! !!!
It’s time for those 747-200’s to be retired
Personally, I think the 200s look the best.
Moronic congress. Iran has operated 747's since 1974. Not a threat.
Thanks to obummer, he gave them back their money. Now they have the cash to finish their nuclear weapons program. Why would we want to give a country new 747's and cash when it's people chant "death to America"?
First off all, as you say, it was THEIR money. If the situation was reversed, you'd be screaming like a stuck pig. The decision to give them back their money was part of a deal negotiated not by Obama, but by our government, and the governments of every other permanent member of the UN Security Council, many of which are stanch U.S. allies. Iran has billions of dollars, that's why they were even able to have a nuclear program. Lastly, the people who chant "death to America" are not the Iranians this framework was erected with. Those nut jobs, like you, hate the deal. The Principalists don't want it because it because it stops their nuclear program dead in it's tracks and allows foreign investment and engagement in Iran, weakening them and strengthening the reformists. How does it feel to have been conned so badly that you are arguing the same position as the Ayatollas and Islamists you hate?
You should read a little.
LJDRVR You might want to brush up on your reading regarding this matter. Wendy Sherman, Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, was the lead negotiator in the American delegation for the Iran deal and was assisted by Secretary of state John Kerry. They along with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Persian: برنامه جامع اقدام مشترک), is an agreement signed in Vienna on 14 July 2015 between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council-China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States,-plus Germany and the European Union). The agreement is a comprehensive agreement on the nuclear program of Iran
Us airforce troop loader
people should put aside these ignorant world politics and sell these birds to Iran and whichever country that's in need of new planes so it'll helped in creating more Americans to get back to work
If the Iranian dictatorship would stop trying to build nuclear weapons and stop being sponsors of terrorism, I'm sure that they would be able to sell aircraft to them.
Iran has not bought any 747's. This is wrong.
Chris Danns The video and the description are not incorrect. At the time of its publication, Iran Air had a drafted order, pending congressional approval which included 4 747-8i frames. However the only way to get it approved mandated that the 747 be dropped from the order which was finalized in January.
The description may be out of date however it is not incorrect given the time of publication.
It should be noted that the 747 ACT and the MMR from the week of its B1 showed both frames under an Iranian CID for approximately 2 weeks, and they have since transferred to Boeing ownership.
Oh ok.....out of date. Thought so...thanks for that. 😉
Planes At Paine so is it actually stored ?
It was in storage for anywhere from a few to several months
Iran Air don´t become any 747-8I.
Fake news
Iran air rules
Your right they rule alright