747LCF begynner å ta form

[sail4fun]

747LCF begynner å ta form

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2006/q2/060413c_pr.html

SEATTLE, April 17, 2006 -- Modifications continue on the 747-400s that will transport major components of the Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner. The distinctive look of the aircraft crystallized late last month with the installation of the "brow," the section just behind the cockpit. The brow, joined to the other enlarged upper fuselage sections, is what makes the freighters ideal for shipping the large composite sections and wings of the Dreamliner. The volume of the Large Cargo Freighter's main deck will be 65,000 cubic feet (1,845m3), three times the cargo by volume as the 747-400 freighter.

Two of the three airplanes that will be converted are undergoing modification at Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp. in Taiwan. The third will follow later. The freighter will make its first flight this summer and be certified by the end of the year. The first two airplanes begin supporting 787 final assembly in 2007.

 

[LN-KOG]

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Det hadde vært morsommere om de hadde kjøpt en Beluga :cool2

 

[Desk pilot]

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....og slik vil den se ut når den er ferdig: Boeing 747 LCF. Ser nesten ut som en flygende gassflaske :cool2

 

[G-COLE]

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Uff,- ja dette var ivertfall alt annet enn vakkert....

-Rart de ikke ville bruke Beluga ja,- men den er gjerne for liten ? -Og så er det jo ikke Boeing da.... :cool2

 

[Lennart]

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Synd at de prøver å lage noe stggere enn A380

 

[brendas]

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Originally posted by LN-KOG

Det hadde vært morsommere om de hadde kjøpt en Beluga :cool2

Ikke for Boeing, for da ville de ikke kunne ha fraktet rundt på delene av flykroppen til 787, rett og slett fordi Belugaen er for liten. Dessuten, Belugaen på langt nær så mye payload some 747LCF, den flyr ikke like langt, og den kan laste et mye mindre volum.