Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/717-200-Inaugural-Flight-2F3XC55DO_5.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similar717-200 Assembly717-200 Rollout717-200 Rollout717-200 in AssemblyEarly 717-200 in Assembly717-200 in Assembly717-200 on its First Flight717-200 Makes Its Debut717-200 RolloutView AllView more with similar tones 717-200 Inaugural FlightSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:September 2, 1998 -- The first-ever Boeing 717-200 lifts off the runway at the Long Beach Airport in California on its historic first flight. The airplane took off at 12:35 p.m. and landed at 4:42 p.m. at the Boeing Flight Test Center in Yuma, Ariz. The airplane completed a series of systems and controls test during the flight piloted by Capts. Ralph Luczak and Tom Melody. Test Conductor Will Gibbons was also on board. The 717 now enters its flight test and certification program. First delivery is scheduled for the third quarter of 1999.BI215558 (r5oh)Maximum size:3000px × 1996px (~17 MB)10.0in × 6.6in (300dpi)License type:Rights ManagedKeywords:1981 Red, White and Blue Livery-1990s-717-200 / MD-95-air to air-airfields-airplanes-airports-buildings-commercial-commercial passenger planes-day-exteriors-first flights-flying-hangars-jets-monoplanes-out of production-photos-right side views-runways-sunshine-takeoffs-text-three-quarter length viewsRelated Photo/Videos:View All