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To: SamAdams76
Fuselage sections from Italy to South Carolina and then to Everett.
Wings from Japan to Everett.
LOTS of extra-large components from far, far away air-freighted to Everett

The goal is to complete the final assembly of all the 'preassembled' sections into a flying machine in THREE DAYS. I'm assuming this gargantuan ballet is the best, most cost-effective way to achieve such a high production rate (and sell them faster) to make obscene profits in record time so they can 'contribute' lots of tax revenue in order to keep me comfortable as a "greedy geezer" who will really enjoy travelling on such a wonderful aircraft as the Dreamliner.

If that's true, I'm all for it!!

There is a list of 'international participants' at Boing Commercial Airplanes

I wonder how long the first one will take to assemble?

First Flight is scheduled for 7/08/07 !!

18 posted on 03/31/2007 1:43:09 PM PDT by skeptoid (AE, AA , MBS)
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To: skeptoid
First Flight is scheduled for 7/08/07 !!

No thats not correct, the Roll out is 7/08/07, the first flight should be in Oct, maybe.....
19 posted on 03/31/2007 4:05:28 PM PDT by cmsgop ( Axis of Evil = Iran , North Korea , Rob and Amber)
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