Boeing Assembly Video

[powder smoke]

Henry Ford would be proud. ps

https://www.youtube.com/embed/SE71NJl-naY?autoplay=1

 

[armabill]

They don't actually work that fast.

 

[Airpark]

Use to live in Everett, WA. Been through the Boeing tour when they were building the 747's there. Not that fast but amazing assembley line.

World's largest non-heated and non-cooled building.

The doors are opened in the summer for the breeze and closed in the winter for the human heat of the employees.

If I remember correctly has an 1.5 mile walkway underneath that you can go and exercise on.

Really aremarkable place.


Almost as remarkable was watching the HUGE RUSSIAN jet bring parts in from around the world. It has 32 wheels and 8 engines and looks like you could put a freight train in it.

Watching it land and listening and watching it roar and take of was amazing.

 

[GunnyGene]

Use to live in Everett, WA. Been through the Boeing tour when they were building the 747's there. Not that fast but amazing assembley line.

World's largest non-heated and non-cooled building.

The doors are opened in the summer for the breeze and closed in the winter for the human heat of the employees.

If I remember correctly has an 1.5 mile walkway underneath that you can go and exercise on.

Really aremarkable place.


Almost as remarkable was watching the HUGE RUSSIAN jet bring parts in from around the world. It has 32 wheels and 8 engines and looks like you could put a freight train in it.

Watching it land and listening and watching it roar and take of was amazing.

Retired from Boeing in 2000 after 15 years with them. Home base was the Evt. plant. This video was at the Renton site, which I also traveled to about once a week for meetings, and other stuff, along with our other Puget Sound sites. Hated that drive, traffic in the Seattle area really sucks. Did a lot of traveling for the company to Wichita and other sites, and many suppliers all over the country. Interesting and rewarding job, but was glad to get out of the corporate war games. :wink:

 

[Jeepnik]

I believe Boeing is now painting aircraft is SoCal. Actually its a contractor that does the painting.

 

[toysoldier]

It takes brilliant minds to design the assembly process.

 

[Big Papa]

That's my girl, right there. We recently finished up the replacements a couple of weeks ago, that went into the river a few months back. We're on unit 5400+ now, and I've been on the 737 NG since unit ~120. That' a crap load of planes in and of it's self, until you realize we also built ~3500 737 Classics too. Now the new MAX airframe is on the way, with even more capabilities. I wonder how many 737's will be built before design is phased out, and how long after that they will be in the air? :shock:

 

[flyinfred]

Don't know how many they will build Big Papa, but thanks for building a superb airplane...spent 1984-2011 in the left seat of
many -200 and -3/400's... oh and just a few 727-100/200's and big brothers 75/767 also....as they say, "If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going....."

 

[Tallbald]

My hat goes off to the multitude of skilled employees there. I haven't flown for many years and hope never to have to again, but I bet that each of those fine folks there understands that their work and personal contribution to the end product can mean life or death to passengers and crew. Has to take a person of great integrity to do their job. Don.

 

[Heliman]

I was an A/P mechanic for nearly 30 years. I tested engines for most of those years. Every mechanic I know makes safety their number one priority. The inspection and mechanic sign off process is very redundant and thorough.

Most aviation accidents are human caused. Not to many mechanical failures for properly maintained aircraft anymore and Boeing leads the way in safe and reliable aircraft. Hats off to Boeing's employees.

Dave