LUFTHANSA’s D-ABYT ‘Retro Jet’:  More Photos!

LUFTHANSA’s D-ABYT ‘Retro Jet’: More Photos!

After having a few hours during my flights home yesterday I finally had a chance to screen through all of my 532 photos of D-ABYT.   During this process I found a few more photos that I think you’ll enjoy.

If you haven’t seen my previous posts showing D-ABYT’s first taxi test and test flight, you can get caught up here:

Part 1:  Taxi Test and Inaugural Flight

Part 2:  D-ABYT Returns From Inaugural Flight

 

a large white airplane on a runway

Entering the runway for taxi test.

 

a large airplane on a runway

Applying brakes during taxi test

a large airplane on a runway

Full stop – the brakes work!

a large airplane flying in the sky

Into the clouds….

a plane flying in the sky

Gear retract

a large airplane flying in the sky

Away for a B1 test flight….


a close-up of a plane

LUFTHANSA’s D-ABYT ‘Retro Jet’ 747-8i Returns From Inaugural Flight

LUFTHANSA’s D-ABYT ‘Retro Jet’ 747-8i Returns From Inaugural Flight

As promised, here are a few photos that capture the moments soon after ‘YT’ returned from a successful inaugural flight at Paine Field today.    With the way the winds were blowing she landed from the South while I was positioned at the north end of the runway about 9,200 feet from her touchdown, so apologies in advance for not having the best landing photos.

However, I think these photos show off her fantastic livery.  Everyone that I spoke to today about her thought she was a beauty.   As it stands now, we’ll see her head to Frankfurt on or about March 13.  In the mean time she’ll take a few more test flights here before being certified for delivery.

If you missed my earlier post showing her departure, you can get caught up here and here.

 

an airplane on a runway

First ever landing for YT – 9200 feet away!

a large airplane on a runway

Landing roll out……

a large airplane on a runway

Beautiful in the afternoon light

a large airplane on a runway

Leaving the runway

a group of airplanes on a runway

Taxiing back for a braking test

 


a close-up of a plane