747-8 begins flight test operations in So Cal

On Monday, April 19th, RC521 completed a flight from Boeing Field in Seattle, WA to Palmdale, CA, marking the beginning of the 747-8's flight test program in the sunny skies of Southern California.  The Palmdale facility has excellent test-flight facilities, not to mention the obvious fact that the weather is almost always perfect in SoCal (no dreary Seattle rain and dark skies to encumber the flight test).  RC521 will eventually be joined by the two other remaining flight test aircraft, with the fleet expected to complete approximately 3,700 hours of rigorous on ground and in the air flight testing.  "California, here we come, right back where we started from!"

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