How impressive is JUST painting one of these things??! REALLY! Grandad was a test flight Engineer, Grandmom was a plumber. Dad IS an Electrician, and i am a Mechanic! MY entire FAMILY has worked for Boeing at one point or another! We are from Tahuya Washington! So "Whats -It-Tahuya"? lol..[pronounced 'tu hoo ya"...Without Boeing my personal quality of life would not be what it is! I OWN Milwaukee Twisted Iron..Custom Motorcycle builder. I use many principals i learned from dad , grand father and BOEING! Ty B!!!
Very cool! Working on a BS in Aeronautical Science, about half way right now, hoping after my Navy career to work for Boeing down the road! I drive pas the Renton and Everett facilities a lot!
What an amazing aircraft indeed. Can't wait for boeing to integrate the 787 technology on this lovely bird. Long live boeing..Pioneers of aircraft designing
Wing panels are joined by rivets and special rivet-like bolts called "hi-loks"...virtually no welding on the primary structure of an aluminum airplane, aluminum HATES to be welded and the grain structure of a welded aluminum joint is very vulnerable to hydrogen embrittlement.