Author Topic: 747 Large Cargo Freighter news (Read 532 times)

CMC Airboss · « **on:** December 15, 2005, 01:32:27 PM »

Cool photo in this news release of the future 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter being built for Boeing by EGAT in Taiwan. An announcement was made today that Evergreen International of Oregon will operate the airplane for its support of 787 Global Logistics (moving parts around the world).

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SEATTLE, Dec. 15, 2005 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today that it has selected Evergreen International Airlines, Inc. to operate the 747 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF) fleet, comprising specially modified 747-400 jets that will transport major assemblies for the all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2005/q4/051214a_nr.html

MiG

Ripsnort · « **Reply #1 on:** December 15, 2005, 02:15:31 PM »

Neat article, thanks for sharing!

mora · « **Reply #2 on:** December 15, 2005, 03:29:06 PM »

It would have been easier to rent a Beluga.

Vulcan · « **Reply #3 on:** December 15, 2005, 03:33:58 PM »

Boeing's are Made in Taiwan now?

OMG

CMC Airboss · « **Reply #4 on:** December 15, 2005, 06:46:56 PM »

The Beluga is too small in length, width, cargo weight capacity and volume to be used for 787 Global Logistics. The LCF is nearly 1/3rd larger in volume than the Beluga. ref the graphic below:

The 747 LCF is a good deal larger than any of the world's current and future cargo aircraft. by comparison

747-400 LCF at 65,000 ft3
AN225 at 38,500 ft3
A380 Freighter at 40,000 ft3
A300-600ST at 49,000 ft3

MiG

Ripsnort · « **Reply #5 on:** December 16, 2005, 07:27:08 AM »

I think you scared mora away, Airboss.

:rofl

mora · « **Reply #6 on:** December 16, 2005, 08:29:02 AM »

It was a joke.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #7 on:** December 16, 2005, 08:41:09 AM »

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Originally posted by mora
It was a joke.

Whats funny is...Airbus rented Boeing-built cargo planes (Guppies) for years to transport their sub-assemblies until about 1999...

Staga · « **Reply #8 on:** December 16, 2005, 01:20:19 PM »

And the funny thing was ??

Companies I've been working with have been helping their worst competitors; maybe not in high level but where tactical decisions have been made.

You know; You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours...

mora · « **Reply #9 on:** December 16, 2005, 01:35:14 PM »

The airlines are doing it all the the time by allowing deadheading crews of other airlines to travel for free. The same happens in the automotive trade, companies help each other in terms of offering discounts and technical support.

Anyway this wasn't even a case of anything above mentioned. They just happened to lease an airplane from some operator. I guess Airbus should have started out by building a freighter first, in order to be a respectable company.

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #10 on:** December 16, 2005, 10:48:55 PM »

The Guppy is at the airport I fly from (Elington Field EFD, Tx). I've eard it's the last one flying in the US. Wasn't this thing made from two B29s fuselages like the sratoliner?

To haull something, I'll probably hire the Volga-Dnepr group, there were stationed at Elington a couple of months ago. Those guys must have a website, let see ...

there u go