Boeing 747-8F Cargolux over Fresno
A Cargolux 747-8F on a test flight over Fresno.
A Cargolux 747-8 Freighter on a test flight over Fresno, California.
Test flying takes aircraft far from Everett to find the conditions certification requires - hot and high, cold, turbulent, and everything between.
Cargolux Boeing 747-8 Freighter on a test flight over Fresno, California
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