The first 747
Jul 27, 2014, 5:32 pm
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The first 747
Nice article on restoring the first Boeing 747. Lots of pictures. Thought I would share with the community. Enjoy.
http://www.seattlepi.com/business/bo...#photo-6639425
http://www.seattlepi.com/business/bo...#photo-6639425
Jul 27, 2014, 6:40 pm
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I logged about 25 missions on RA001 as a Boeing flight test engineer (Feb 79 to Sep 81) ... good to hear about this restoration effort
Jul 27, 2014, 10:04 pm
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Sadly this great aircraft's condition deteriorated dramatically whilst in the museum's care. They claimed for years they did not have the funds to do anything to preserve it, but simultaneously did crazy things like build a huge enclosure on spec, to compete for custody of a NASA Space Shuttle they did not get. (They put a good face on it and called the building a "space gallery," and displayed some leftover shuttle stuff they got as consolation prizes including a mockup/trainer, but it was an expensive gamble many thought ill-advised.)