First 747-8 Fuselage Assembly
Boeing is assembling the fuselage of the first 747-8 Freighter, which at 250 ft. 2 in. will be the longest version of the 747 ever built. The upper crown and cockpit of the Spirit AeroSystems-built Section 41 were loaded into the jigs at Boeing’s Everett, Wash., assembly site on Jan 17. First flight...
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