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EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The fourth Boeing (NYSE: BA) Dreamlifter – the final airplane in the fleet of specially modified 747-400s – entered service today. Dreamlifters transport the large composite structures of the 787 Dreamliner from partners around the world to Everett, Wash. for final assembly. The unique airplane, which was modified by Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp. in Taipei, Taiwan, took off from Paine Field in Everett early this morning. Bound for Wichita, Kan., the Dreamlifter is returning the equipment used to transport the forward fuselage section known as section 41. The airplane's registry is N718BA.
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+1 206-898-4749 mary.hanson@boeing.com,
More information: http://www.boeing.com/commercial/787family/dreamlifter_fact.html
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The Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), Dreamlifter, is a wide-body cargo aircraft. Constructed by drastic modifications to an existing Boeing 747-400, the Dreamlifter is used exclusively for transporting aircraft parts to Boeing from suppliers around the world.
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bact to 2007, on
January 12, 2007, first major assemblies, forward fuselage, center wing,
and center wheel well built by FHI and KHI were shipped on 747 Dreamlifters
from Nagoya, Japan.
They were delivered to Global Aeronautica in Charleston, South Carolina,
on January 15. On March 14, 2007, the first production vertical tail fin
was rolled out at Boeing's Composite Manufacturing Center in Frederickson,
Washington.
On April 16, the first production all-composite nose-and-cockpit section (Section 41) was rolled out at Spirit Aerosystem's plant in Wichita, Kansas.
Comprising the cockpit area, nose landing gear well, and the forward-most section of the passenger area, this oval-shaped section is 21 feet (6.4 m) in height, 19 feet (5.74 m) in width and 42 feet (12.8 m) in length.
A Dreamlifter delivered the first horizontal stabilizer manufactured by Alenia Aeronautica at its facility in Grottaglie, Italy to Everett on April 24. On May 8, 2007, Vought rolled out completed rear Sections 47 and 48 from its factory in Charleston, SC.
The sections were flown via the Dreamlifter to Everett, arriving on May 11 along with the all-composite forward section (section 41) manufactured by Spirit AeroSystems.
The 747 Dreamlifter was also used to ship the first 787 carbon-fiber wings from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s factory in Nagoya to Everett on May 15, 2007.
The final major assembly, the integrated midbody fuselage, followed the next day, allowing 787 final assembly to begin on May 21.
Rolls-Royce shipped the first pair of Trent 1000 engines from their Derby, UK facilities on schedule on June 7,and on June 26, 2007, LN1/ZA001 had finished major assembly and was towed to the paint hangar in the early morning.
The former President Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Scott Carson Executive Vice President, The Boeing Company President and Chief Executive Officer, annual conference in 2007, presentation shows the Dreamlifter Route. see below:
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Boeing receives fourth Dreamlifter N718BA, and newest aircraft will complete Boeing’s fleet of Dreamlifters, which are operated by Evergreen International Airlines and Cargolux.
The Boeing Company is a major aerospace and defense corporation, founded by William E. Boeing in Seattle, Washington. Boeing has expanded over the years, merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997. Its international headquarters has been in Chicago, Illinois, since 2001. Boeing is the largest global aircraft manufacturer by revenue, orders and deliveries, and the third largest aerospace and defense contractor in the world based on defense-related revenue. Boeing is the largest exporter by value in the United States.
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The Boeing Company President and Chief Executive Officer, annual conference in 2007, presentation
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