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Boeing
Closer to Assembling First
EVERETT, Wash., Jan. 12, 2007 -- Boeing (NYSE: BA) is showing steady progress toward building the first 787 Dreamliner with the rollout of its second specially-modified freighter and a successful first pickup of 787 parts from Japan. The load consists of section 43, a forward fuselage section made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and section 11/45, the center wheel well and center wing tank, made by KHI and Fuji Heavy Industries and joined at FHI. These were loaded onto the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter -- now known as the Dreamlifter -- earlier today at Centrair Airport in Nagoya. The large composite parts are destined for Charleston, S.C. "Today is an exciting day for Boeing and our Japanese partners," said Scott Strode, 787 vice president of Airplane Development and Production. "Transporting these parts from FHI and KHI is the first step in assembling the first 787. We're very pleased with how it went and with the quality of the parts received." In another sign of production readiness, the second Dreamlifter rolled out of the hangar Jan. 7 in Taipei, Taiwan, sporting its distinctive new white and blue livery. The airplane will take its first flight in the next several weeks. Three Dreamlifters are being modified by Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corporation at its facility at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking back to December 2006, The program unveiled the new paint scheme for its 747-400 Large Cargo Freighters and announced that those airplanes will be named "Dreamlifters." “The Dreamlifter is a vital tool that allows us to create a production flow around the world that is very efficient,” said Mike Bair, vice-president and general manager of the 787 program. The Dreamlifter has been designed and built specifically for the 787 program. Its main purpose is to efficiently ferry large composite 787 sections, including major fuselage sections, wings and the horizontal tail, from supplier factories. "The Dreamlifter is a vital tool that allows us to create a production flow around the world that is very efficient," said Mike Bair during the Boeing 787 Program Ends Year with Celebration of Progress in December 6, 2006. The second Dreamlifter from EGAT in Taiwan which is already painted and ready to participate in the ongoing flight test program. The aircraft has greatly enlarged fuselage, a “swing tail” that opens to accommodate major Dreamliner sections. This
is to pick up parts for the first 787 and transport them to Charleston,
SC for integration with Italian and US built fuselage sections. (2)
Ref:www.airliners.net Reported by Sandra Englund, January 12th, 2007 References: 1) http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2007/q1/070112a_pr.html |
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