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Re:Boeing’s last 747 is rolling out of the factory by lph on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @12:31AM (#33890952)
Indeed they do, the "City of Everett". You can walk around inside. Boeing used it as a test bed for various experiments. The Museum of Flight is really a gem.

Boeing used to offer tours of the 747 factory. It's immense. I wonder if they're spinning up a different manufacturing line in that building?

Re:Boeing’s last 747 is rolling out of the factory by briffle on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @12:42AM (#33891018)
South of Portland is the evergreen air and space museum. They have the spruce goose in there, it's huge. The water park next door has an old 747 mounted on the roof, and I'd the start of 6 water slides.

https://www.wingsandwaveswaterpark.com/

Re:Boeing’s last 747 is rolling out of the factory by dclowd9901 on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @01:17AM (#33891235)
That place is cool! Such a weird spot to put such famous flying craft but damned if it isn’t worth the drive.
Re:Boeing’s last 747 is rolling out of the factory by pinot on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @01:57PM (#33898569)
Evergreen Air’s empire was/is based in McMinnville.
Re:Boeing’s last 747 is rolling out of the factory by rob74 on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @02:48AM (#33891749)
According to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Everett_Factory#Current...), they are left with just the 767 (currently only available as a cargo or military tanker plane) and 777. 787 production was moved completely to the (non-unionized and reputedly lower-quality) South Carolina plant in 2021.
Re:Boeing’s last 747 is rolling out of the factory by travisgriggs on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @12:52AM (#33891072)
When I went through 20 years ago, it laid claim to “largest building in the world by volume.”

Not sure if it’s retained that title, but the inside is just insanely vast.

Re:Boeing’s last 747 is rolling out of the factory by sitkack on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @12:56AM (#33891101)
I knew a couple of people that had old bicycles from that plant. I'd love to own a Boeing bike.
Re:Boeing’s last 747 is rolling out of the factory by buildsjets on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @09:03AM (#33894428)
This antique store had one on the floor, at least a few weeks ago.

https://second-chance-antiques-furniture.business.site

Re:Boeing’s last 747 is rolling out of the factory by gcanyon on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @02:27AM (#33891632)
Still is, according to wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_buildings

Amazing to me that a building over half a century old is still the largest in the world.

Re:Boeing’s last 747 is rolling out of the factory by dotancohen on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @05:42AM (#33892841)
If I recall correctly, that building was so vast that they had trouble controlling the weather inside on a few occasions. Trouble as in, clouds were forming and rain was falling.

May that's just myth, but I like that myth enough to not google it.

Re:Boeing’s last 747 is rolling out of the factory by jstimpfle on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @08:11AM (#33893922)
They claimed this when I visited in 2019 as well.
Re:Boeing’s last 747 is rolling out of the factory by devoutsalsa on Wednesday December 07, 2022 @05:46AM (#33892880)
I went in that tour about 5 years ago. It was fun. Would recommend.