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Four 787s are assembled at a time, moving from position to position for different tasks according to this diagram. |
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A Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental – the passenger version of the new aircraft. This one is being built for Lufthansa. |
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Lufthansa’s Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental |
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The 747-8 Intercontinental. |
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Diagrams help track the progress of the final assembly. |
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A 767 freighter under construction. |
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The tail of the 767 freighter. |
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Gigantic tools and gantries to support the fuselage of a 7777 while under construction. |
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Japan Airlines’ first 787 getting close to being finished. |
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The new Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner. |
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The new Japan Airlines Boeing 787 Dreamliner. |
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The tail of a new Boeing 777-300ER being finished off for Cathay Pacific. |
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Fuselage section of a 777. |
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The tail of a new Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER – with the characteristic “wedge” shape of a 777 in contrast to the cone shape of other aircraft. |
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This huge display shows which aircraft is being worked on in various parts of the huge workshop. |
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The public tour of the Everett facility is Seattle’s second most popular tourist attraction (after the Space Needle in the Seattle city centre), with about 200,000 visitors a year. |
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A 777 on the construction line. |
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This supports a fuselage while it’s being assembled. |
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“Lean manufacturing” sees all the parts stored here assembled into kits in a so-called ‘kitting area’ and then taken to each aircraft as they are required. |
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A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-200 freighter on the assmbly line. |
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More Boeing 787 Dreamliners on the assembly line. At present the engines are fitted elsewhere but eventually they will be added as part of this process. |
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Qatar Airways 787 aircraft on the assembly line. |
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Bird’s eye view of the 777 factory. |
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Bird’s eye view of the 777 factory. |
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ANA’s latest 787 on the assembly line. ANA already has five Dreamliners in operation – three delivered in late 2011 and two since the beginning of 2012. |
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Diagram shows the assembly phases of the 777 aircraft. |
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Yet another Cathay Pacific Boeing 777-300ER nearing the end of assembly. |
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ANA’s latest 787 Dreamliner. |
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Qatar Airways Dreamliners under assembly. |
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The composite wall of the 787s enables larger windows and better pressurisation. |
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The huge support team overseeing the assembly of the 787s. |
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The Boeing 747-8. |
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Models of the twin-aisle aircraft made at the Everett facility. |
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Models of the twin-aisle aircraft made at the Everett facility. |
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The 747-8 – Boeing’s biggest four engine aircraft. |
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A Boeing 747-8 freighter in the final stages of assembly. |
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