August 30, 201312 yr Just curious I guess I should know! Thanks Regards Paul EGCC UK Regards Paul EGCC
August 30, 201312 yr Commercial Member Just curious I guess I should know! It would appear so, yes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Everett_Factory Kyle Rodgers
August 30, 201312 yr Technically, it's built at PAE in Everett. Captain Kevin Air Kevin 124 heavy, wind calm, runway 4 left, cleared for take-off. Live streams of my flights here.
August 30, 201312 yr Just curious I guess I should know! Thanks Regards Paul EGCC UK Yes, the 777 is built at Paine Field (KPAE) in Everett, just north of Seattle. I know Boeing does a fair amount of testing at Moses Lake (KMWH), which is east of Seattle. Moses Lake has two intersecting runways that are both 10,000 feet long or greater, so it good for doing crosswind landings, etc. A fair amount of test flights take place in and out of Boeing Field (KBFI) just south of Seattle. Jon Skiffington
August 30, 201312 yr I took a tour of the plant last year and it was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. Even my girlfriend, who isn't into planes, loved it! Boeing won't let you take pictures inside the plant though. Words cant express how huge the inside of the building is. 747s looked like little toys parked inside. If you are ever in the Seattle area, you HAVE to go.
August 30, 201312 yr Commercial Member Boeing won't let you take pictures inside the plant though. :rolleyes: Love it when people/companies get all upset about cameras... I swear some people think they can reverse engineer products or steal souls instantly. Kyle Rodgers
August 30, 201312 yr Are there any AFCAD's out there for KPAE with parking positions inside a hangar? Jacek G. Ryzen 5800X3D | Asus RTX4090 OC | 64gb DDR4 3600 | Asus ROG Strix X570E | HX1000w | Fractal Design Torrent RGB | AOC AGON 49' Curved QHD |
August 30, 201312 yr :rolleyes: Love it when people/companies get all upset about cameras... I swear some people think they can reverse engineer products or steal souls instantly. That's probably part of it, though I imagine that camera flashes might be potentially distracting or even dangerous to the assembly line workers. Andrew Jones
August 30, 201312 yr Are there any AFCAD's out there for KPAE with parking positions inside a hangar? I've looked for ages, and no there isn't. I think the only scenery you can find that even models the Boeing ramp and hangars appropriately is ORBX's PNW. That has the bridge and everything. Also, I flew out of KPAE a couple weeks ago. Look at the photo I took! This was right in front of me on the ramp. It's fuzzy (low light), but yeah, that's a Cathay 747-8F and an Air China 777-300ER waiting to be finished, tested, and delivered. There's a whole runway at Paine shut down because Boeing needed a place to put their unfinished 787s! Walking around that airport is unreal. Elijah HoytCFI, CFII, CMEL, CSEL, CSES, IFR
August 30, 201312 yr Love it when people/companies get all upset about cameras... And it's not like the tour goes through the fuselage of a gutted 787 or anthing. I wasn't holding the bucking bar for the riveter. You're at the top of the building at least a 500 feet from the nearest worker. The worst damage the pictures could do is allow airbus to see Boeing's floorplan. And then we get out of the hangar and there's a Dreamlifter on short final... No camera :( Yes, I was upset.
August 30, 201312 yr :rolleyes: Love it when people/companies get all upset about cameras... I swear some people think they can reverse engineer products or steal souls instantly. As far as I understood it while taking the tour, the reason they don't permit cameras is that you're on catwalks that are suspended over the assembly line. The risk of a guest dropping their camera over the edge while getting that great shot and it injuring a worker or damaging an airplane is worth not permitting them. -Ryan Blanding
August 30, 201312 yr Commercial Member As far as I understood it while taking the tour, the reason they don't permit cameras is that you're on catwalks that are suspended over the assembly line. The risk of a guest dropping their camera over the edge while getting that great shot and it injuring a worker or damaging an airplane is worth not permitting them. Ah - didn't realize you'd be up on something like that. That makes more sense. Sorry, as a photographer myself, I get pretty defensive regarding the stigma associated with photography. Kyle Rodgers
August 30, 201312 yr When did PMDG move to Seattle, or Everett, whatever? Is Randazzo running for Governor of Washington? This explains the delayed 777 release.
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