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General Aviation Discussion => Aviation News => Topic started by: casper on September 20, 2006, 01:03:56 PM

Title: Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter Arrives in Seattle
Post by: casper on September 20, 2006, 01:03:56 PM

On the 15th September Boeing celebrated the arrival of the first of three specially modified 747-400 passenger jets that will be used to transport the large composite sections and wings of the all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF) touched down at Seattle's Boeing Field at 8:08 a.m. PDT, ending a non-stop, 13-hour, 17-minute flight from Taipei, Taiwan.



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