‘Weight-On-Wheels’ In South Carolina
One of Boeing's end-of-year manufacturing milestones was the first “weight-on-wheels” for its new 787 final assembly line in North Charleston, S.C. The event—signaling that the landing gear was added to the fuselage—was achieved two years after the company broke ground on the 1.2-million-sq.-ft...
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