Where is the 747 built

Development of the popular X is also based in Everett. In the s, a new jetliner changed the face of global travel and created a new sense of reality for billions of passengers around the world. A legend in its own time, the made aviation history and became one of the greatest technological achievements of the 20th Century.

Boeing built its Everett facility specifically to produce the jumbo jet. Manufacturing of the first began May 1, and it rolled out the factory door just 16 months later — making world headlines and landing a page in the history books. Private Events. Close Popup. Explore The Museum. Boeing Interested in this image? The growing worldwide demand for air travel during the s led Boeing to launch the , the first wide-body jet.

Developing what was then the world's largest passenger aircraft was a formidable undertaking, requiring the company to risk much of its net worth.

But the gamble paid off — over 1, units have been produced. With its massive size and signature upper deck "hump," the iconic is one the most recognizable aircraft in the world. It triggered a revolution in air travel and represents a significant milestone in the evolution of aviation design. The most successful version were built , the entered service in and continues to fly with British Airways BA in particular still has a large, active fleet of s , Virgin Atlantic, Thai Airways, KLM, Qantas and Lufthansa.

Almost a whole redesign, the 's improvements included winglets, new interiors, longer range capability and a lighter airframe. With a new "glass cockpit" the flight engineer position was eliminated. The last plane was delivered to China Airlines in Though it's now dwarfed by the Airbus A, the immense scale of a remains inescapable. The last passenger version of the jumbo jet, Intercontinental first flew in and entered service the next year the freighter first made its first flight in It has a new cockpit and engine technology based on the , redesigned wings and room for more passengers.

A stretched fuselage also makes it the longest passenger aircraft in the world at feet. Boeing is still building freighter models, but it expects to close the passenger version production line. The has also enjoyed tremendous success as a cargo aircraft, the Freighter. In fact, the whole reason the cockpit was placed on a second deck was to allow the nose to open like a door for easy loading.

The versatile Combi accommodated passengers in the front half of the aircraft and cargo in the back. A wall divided the two sections and cargo was loaded through a large door on the left side behind the wing you can barely see the door outline around the "Asiana Group" writing on the fuselage.

The Combi allowed airlines to fly the but utilize the space more efficiently with a smaller passenger load. This Combi was a Boeing had a big pun intended problem when it was designing the The company had no facility large enough to build it. The site in Everett, Washington, required moving 4 million cubic yards of earth, and the factory was completed in At It's so big that clouds actually formed inside until Boeing installed an air circulation system. More than 30, people are employed in the Everett building, and you can take a public tour.

A modified , the Dreamlifter has a 65,cubic foot cargo hold the aft end of the plane swings open like a giant door to allow access to the bay. Boeing uses the four Dreamlifters, the first of which flew in , to transport the wings and fuselage sections of Dreamliner aircraft to final assembly plants in Washington state and Charleston , South Carolina. Airbus has a comparable aircraft with the Beluga. The most exclusive in the sky has carried the president of the United States since Officially designated as the VC, the has everything the president needs to lead the country while in the air.

Each plane there are two has a private bedroom and office for POTUS, a communications room, a conference area, a large galley, a medical facility, and seating for staff and press.

The plane's wiring is heavily shielded against nuclear electromagnetic pulse, it carries electronic countermeasures and it can be refueled in the air. There are six doors on the south side of the factory. The four to the west are 82 feet high The two to the east are 82 feet high 2.

For additional details, Reese recommended this blog post by J. VanDomelen, an information systems expert and aerospace enthusiast, who toured the factory a few years back. According to Reese, the ceiling is 90 feet It has approximately 1 million overhead lights. Inside, the plant has 26 overhead cranes that run on 39 miles The aircraft are assembled on a production line that moves about an inch-and-a-half 3.

Under the floor, there's an elaborate 2. They use 1, bicycles and tricycles to cover the distances more quickly.