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    When a new 747 jet is assembled at the factory how do they get it to the airport for takeoff?

    Question #120693. Asked by 29CoveRoad. (Mar 13 11 7:33 PM)


    mctavish99

    		It's already there.

    The Boeing Everett plant, where 747s are assembled, is colocated with an airfield.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paine_Field

    Mar 13 11, 9:48 PM
    Baloo55th

    		Same applies to all aircraft manufacturers, apart perhaps from those who make dismantleable things like gliders. Not having a suitable field would be comparable to building ocean liners in Birmingham. Yes, there is steel there - but not enough water. Airbus build bits of their planes at different sites, but the final assembly points have good airfields. (The parts have to go by road - too big to fly them. A wing is bad enough on the road.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus

    Mar 14 11, 5:20 AM

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