Posted on 06/05/2007 9:13:31 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
EVERETT, June 04, 2007 -- The Boeing Dreamlifter, the specially modified 747-400 used to transport the major assemblies of the all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, was granted type certification on Saturday, June 2, from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The certification recognizes that the Dreamlifter has successfully passed all of the stringent testing and safety requirements required by the FAA. The Dreamlifter does not need to be certified by other regulatory agencies.
"This certification reflects not only the safety and reliability of the Dreamlifter but also its remarkable performance," said Scott Strode, 787 vice president of Airplane Definition and Production.
As part of the flight test program, FAA officials flew on board the Dreamlifter as it delivered major sections of the Dreamliner from partner sites around the world to the Boeing factory in Everett, Wash., for final assembly. The flights allowed the FAA to validate the overall delivery process and tools. The Dreamlifter is not certified to carry passengers beyond essential crew. The Dreamlifter completed 437 flight-test hours and 639 hours of ground testing since its first flight on Sept. 9, 2006.
With certification achieved, operation of the Dreamlifter fleet will soon be assumed by Evergreen International Airlines (EIA) of McMinnville, Ore. EIA must first complete the required New Airplane Process Document process proving it is ready to operate the aircraft. Boeing expects the transition to EIA to occur in June.
just the link alone this should work
http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/photorelease/q1/070112a_lg.jpg
Twenty Thousand if you use a wood chipper...
I don't know if I would want to be on an airplane with a couple thousand of my fellow human beings.
Incorrect.
Boeing flies the Center wing box from Japan to Charleston, SC. Boeing flies the wings from Japan to Everett.
They fly the horizontal stabilizer from Italy to Everett. They fly a couple of fuselage sections from Italy to Charleston.
The landing gear is flown from England to either Everett or Tulsa. They fly the front of the plane from Tulsa to Washington. (The movable leading edge goes from Tulsa to Washington by rail. )
Other Fuselage sections are made in Charleston and flown to Everett. (The passenger doors get to South Carolina by boat.)
The parts from Canada generally travel by rail, the tail fin is made locally and travels by road. I'm not sure how the Chinese and Korean parts travel.
What major fuselage parts are made in the Dallas area? While Vought is headquartered there, the Vought sections are put together in South Carolina.
The tail on the transporter is hinged. I believe it swings to the left if you are facing the same direction that the plane is.
The Russians sure do a good job in designing big planes, don’t they.
Hmm. I see a new vomit comet for spacewalk training and science fiction movies.
Well if it is hinged as you claim where is the tail section? A;so since when did Russians start designing 747 dreamlifters?
I doubt it. It's not pressurized. It's more likely that motion picuture studios would rent space on the Zero-G 727.
http://www.astronomicaltours.net/ZeroG/index.html
http://www.nasa.gov/missions/highlights/weightlesswriter.html
http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/productfaqs/sku__ZG001
They designed the conversion from 747-400 to 747-400LCF at Boeing's Moscow design center.
Boeing hired a bunch of Russian aircraft designers who wanted to work and would do it cheap. They set up a facility in Moscow. They are the folks who designed the aircraft being discussed, starting with an existing 747 airframe design.
It is my understanding that the Moscow design center does a lot of the work on the 747-8 design, as well.
I know. It was just nasty though.
Woodchipper... cool.
I was thinking more like sardines, but I see where you are coming from.
Not big enough. Need this:
No, you need this one. Just strap Rosie on the back instead of the Russia Space Shuttle.
Same plane.
Thanks yes I can see it clearly now. I guess that would also explain the aircraft color in the photo I used more then likely that was the primer coat and they took the photo as more of a demonstration model of how it would work in real life.
I had to laugh when I read that , kind of makes one wonder if she has to purchase two seats each time she fly's?
In the picture you linked to, you can see the top hinge, and if you look toward the bottom, you can see the inside of the swung out section.
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