Dreamlifters at Paine Field
The Boeing 747 Dreamlifter is a modified Boeing 747-400 used exclusively for transporting 787 Dreaml
24/06/2023
09/05/2023
And today’s visit was part of a busy day at Paine
09/05/2023
So hot on the tail of the Antonov, a Dreamlifter arrived at Paine on May 1, 2023…
08/05/2023
May 1, 2023 was a busy day at Paine Field! A dreamlifter was inbound, just minutes away as an Antonov 124 was departing.
10/12/2022
December 6, 2022,the last 747 is towed out of the Everett Factory. Line number 1,574…
To quote Aviation Weekly, “In all, including various sub-models, Boeing has produced:
168 747-100s;
29 short range 747-100 SR (Short Range);
45 short bodied 747-100 SPs (Long Range);
393 747-200s;
81 stretched upper deck 747-300s;
694 747-400s, the last -400Freighter variant being delivered at the end of 2009;
and, following the switch to production of the 747-8 in 2010,
48 747-8I passenger models and—pending completion of the final aircraft—106 -8F freighters so far.”
Included in that count are two current and two future aircraft to serve American Presidents (AKA, “Air Force One” or VC-25s) and four modified for serving the needs of 787 production, or Dreamlifters.
10/12/2022
07/12/2022
To be clear, tonight’s roll out was NOT a wake, or funeral… it was like turning 54 at your birthday party, admitting you are of a more mature generation. Five decades older but highly functional. With a lifespan of two, three or more decades of useful transport ahead, it is quite conceivable 747’s may be flying long after many involved in building her may.
01/10/2022
54 years ago today (September 30, 1968) representatives of the 26 airlines that had ordered the airliner gathered in the Everett assembly building before the world's press
Sept. 30, 1968: The first Boeing 747-100 jumbo jet rolled out during ceremonies at the new assembly facility in Everett, Washington.
Registered as N7470, and carried Boeing’s serial number, 20235, the Boeing 747-121 was the world’s first “jumbo jet.” The 747-100 series was the first version of the Boeing 747 to be built. It was operated by a flight crew of three. Boeing built 250 in several versions of the 100 series.
Last night, September 29, 2022, they put together the very last 747 in Final Body Join. The 747-8 freighter for Atlas Air is line number 1,574.
As for The “City Of Everett”, it is beautifully restored and and is on public static display at The Museum of Flight on “Boeing Field” in Seattle.
Something that's “antepenultimate” is the third from the last. If you're the antepenultimate 747 built, your are line number 1572. There are only two more that will completed.
Penultimate is the second to last, or line number 1573 which is parked at 747 slant for final assembly inside bay two at the Everett factory (40-22).
The Ultimate, Final 747 (line number 1574), is still in 3 major separate sections (forward, wings and aft) in the factory. It has yet to be brought together to make the last 747 to be built.
If 1574 were to “roll out” of the Everett factory September 30, 2022, it would be 54 years to the day from the initial roll out of “The City Of Everett”, the world’s first Wide Body commercial aircraft. (September 30, 1968)
That said, here is the first flight by the last 747 customer (following being flight tested by Boeing Test Pilots), Line number 1572, Friday, September 23, 2022 at Paine Field, Everett Washington.
30/07/2022
Another rare visit this morning before she heads to Japan tomorrow
11/04/2022
So we had another guest today!
13/12/2021
A wonderful, and somewhat rare visit. Now it’s off to Charleston
A rare visit, and more so, taking off to the north for a great view
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