November 16, 20232 yr KLM is known as the oldest operating airline in the world (its founding date, in 1919, was just ahead of the equally legendary (Latin American airline) Avianca by 2 months). It's important to note that KLM is currently the oldest operating airline in the world, still operating under its original name, but as a merged entity of the Air France-KLM group. Prior to the 2004 Merger, it was oldest operating airline in the world, operating under its original name, and also as an independent entity. This well-respected airline, over 100 years old now, has seen the full spectrum of technological evolution in its fleet, since its origin, starting with the humble beginning with its very first a/c, the de Havilland DH-16, to its latest and most modern a/c, the B787-10, which is the subject of my images, below. Here is an airline that e.g., has (in course of time in the past) used all the Douglas Variants (DC-2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10). Please especially note the curious ownership of the DC-5 variant. KLM was the only airline that took delivery of this (rare) Douglas variant. KLM would then go on to deploy the final a/c of the Douglas lineage (the MD-11). My only flight in KLM was in their MD-11 just prior to the time they retired it. I've unique and special memories of that flight, due to an extra-ordinary (personal) experience with an encounter of violent turbulence over the Atlantic. KLM, its crew, and the (sturdy) MD-11 had pulled through this un-nerving (and rather prolonged) ordeal, most admirably. So, I've had a soft spot for KLM ever since as one of my favorite airlines...🙂... Anyway, in 2019, expecting to commemorate its heritage as the first airline to reach 100 years, it had started a countdown "100 Days to 100th Anniversary". And it then received its first Boeing 787-10 as a mark of celebration (the airline has been already using the 787-9 variant previously). Please find, below, 9 pictures of KLM's impressive long-haluer, from my (Xbox) virtual world, as I am testing the flight characteristics of this a/c, here, with a very short flight from Stuttgart Airport (EDDS), directly up north for less than 100 miles, towards Frankfurt Airport (EDDF). The 787-10 is the 787 with the longest fuselage of the 3 models, and also with the most seating capacity, but not the one with the longest-range of the trio... Thanks for viewing. Edited November 16, 20232 yr by P_7878
November 17, 20232 yr Great shots, and with my home Airport EDDS. Seems now you completly in with MSFS and your nickname P-7878 fits at least the 787-10 somehow.. 🥳 cheers 😉 08.2024 new PC is online : ASUS ROG STRIX X670E-F GAMING WIFI Mainboard, AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X3D Prozessor, G.Skill DIMM 64 GB DDR5-6000 (2x 32 GB) Dual-Kit, MSI GeForce RTX 4090 VENTUS 3X E 24G OC Grafikkarte, 2x WD Black SN850X NVMe SSD 4 TB - Drive C+D, WD Gold Enterprise Class 12 TB for storage HDD, Thermaltake Toughpower GF3 1000W PC - Power supply, Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO CPU Aircooler with 7 Heatpipes, Design Meshify 2 White TG Clear Tint Tower-Case, 3x 4K monitors 2x32 Samsung 1x27 LG 3840x2160, Windows11 Prof. 23H2 - now Windows11 Prof. 25H2 Flightsimulator Hardware: Honeycomb Throttle Bravo, Logitech Extreme 3D Pro, Logitech Flight Joke System, XBox Controller, some Thrustmaster stuff, Winwing CDU Panels.
November 22, 20232 yr Author Thank you, Will, pmplayer, et al....! On 11/17/2023 at 1:08 AM, pmplayer said: Great shots, and with my home Airport EDDS. Seems now you completely in with MSFS and your nickname P-7878 fits at least the 787-10 somehow.. 🥳 cheers 😉 Yes, your home court here, but somehow probably it's not same as being actually there....🙂...virtual is virtual and real is real.... True, the 787-10 close to my alter ego...🙂...though not exactly, but I'm thankful for it as a default a/c in MSFS2020 ...
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