Boeing Announces Final Leg of 787 Dream Tour - Sydney/Darwin

[Andrew Coggan]

Originally Posted by Jason H

I noticed the strobes lights are very...robotic or possibly futuristic; i don't know how to describe it. Anyone else know what I'm talking about?

I thought they looked similar to the distinctive E-jet strobes from what I just saw!

[James P.]

Originally Posted by Philip Argy

Well done, James - that second one was what I was trying for too, but from a bit closer at Wrights Point!

Thank you! Had it been a 16R arrival, it would've filled the frame, I take it it's not exactly a common occurrence for a Heavy to use 16L? The only other time I can recall seeing a Heavy flying the approach onto 16L was with a UPS MD-11 a few months ago.

Originally Posted by Jason H

I noticed the strobes lights are very...robotic or possibly futuristic; i don't know how to describe it. Anyone else know what I'm talking about?

This is the first Boeing airliner to use the new LED exterior lighting, making the nav and strobe lights brighter than anything else in the sky, in addition to making it a ridiculously photogenic airplane.

[Tony G]

Originally Posted by Jason H

seems strange that they gave it 16L. But in that case I flew right over me. I noticed the strobes lights are very...robotic or possibly futuristic; i don't know how to describe it. Anyone else know what I'm talking about?

Looked similar to the C-17 strobe lights. I seen it fly over Arncliffe, even from a distance you can tell it something different. Possibly due to the design of the wing, the left and right nav lights seemed much more noticeable than other aircraft types.

[Nigel C]

The anti-collision lights looked like LED's, I thought. I didn't get a good enough look at the wingtip ones in action to see what they were, but I'll ask tomorrow if I get the chance and no-one has posted a definitive answer here.

[James P.]

I think you're right, according to this Boeing publication (http://www.boeing.com/commercial/aer...6_article4.pdf - last page), the landing lights are HID while position lights are LED.

[Philip Argy]

Quite a few interesting facts and figures in that booklet too - thanks, James!

[Brad Varney]

Did it do the left circuit over the Northern beaches? what's the noise difference to an A320?

[James S.]

Lower, probably the quietest jet aircraft flying.

[Raymond Z]

The beautiful plane resting at Sydney tonight.

[Lee G]

After arrival from YBBN...