Visit to Boeing

Today we visited the Boeing Aircraft Co Future of Flight Aviation Centre, at Everett, WA which is about a 25 mile drive north of Seattle. http://www.boeing.com/commercial/tours/index.html Unfortunatly they do not allow cameras on the tour so we could not take many photos however it was a very interesting tour during which we were shown the largest single building (by volume) in the world which houses the final assembly of the 747, 767, 777 and the new 787. The 787 is a completly new design of aircraft using carbon fibre in about 80% of its construction.

This aircraft is a modified Boeing 747 that is used to carry large aircraft assemblies from other parts of the world to Boeing for assembly. 

An assortment of new Boeing aircraft awaiting delivery.

The Boeing future of flight hall.

Betty in front of the new Rolls Royce Trent engine for the Boeing 787.

The Beech Starship which was a commercial failure - I do not know why it is in the Boeing collectiom.

Betty beside the new General Electric GE-90 engine which powers the new Boeing 787 airliner.