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336:("Spruce Goose"). Due to its ungainly form—exacerbated in that the first airplane remained unpainted for some time, due to the need for immediate testing—Boeing Commercial Airplanes president Scott Carson jokingly apologized to
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1017:"Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter Rolls Out; Prepares for First Flight"
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965:"Boeing's 747 Large Cargo Freighter Development on Plan"
938:"Ugly in the Air: Boeing's New Plane Gets Gawks, Stares"
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1744:. Boeing, November 2006. Retrieved: September 14, 2011.
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Boeing Dreamlifter leads unique aircraft at AirVenture
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1494:"Boeing 747 Dreamlifter Achieves FAA Certification"
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1297:from the original on August 10, 2017
1229:"Large Cargo Freighter Taking Shape"
545:235 ft 2 in (71.68 m)
452:Salt Lake City International Airport
316:Taipei Taoyuan International Airport
2593:Dreamlifter (Large Cargo Freighter)
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1804:Norris, Guy; Wagner, Mark (2009).
1650:LeBeau, Phil (November 21, 2013).
1433:Case 2:10-cv-00568-JCC Document 22
1169:Reinhardt, Karen (July 16, 2014).
1061:"Boeing N249BA (Ex B-161 B-18271)"
1045:"Boeing N780BA (Ex B-162 B-18272)"
963:Hanson, Mary (February 22, 2005).
914:Wagner, Mark; Norris, Guy (2009),
883:Leach, Yvonne (October 13, 2003).
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1245:Boeing 747 Dreamlifter Fact Sheet
895:from the original on May 31, 2020
826:Experimental Aircraft Association
789: – 2020 large cargo aircraft
692:GE: 62,100 lbf (276 kN)
690:PW: 63,300 lbf (282 kN)
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829:. Retrieved: September 30, 2012.
513:Dreamlifter's perspective tables
406:Evergreen International Airlines
243:North Charleston, South Carolina
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177:747-400 Large Cargo Freighter
2691:Aircraft first flown in 2006
1579:. Boeing, February 16, 2010.
1483:, Retrieved: March 17, 2008.
1083:. Retrieved: March 17, 2008.
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583:Spec Operating Empty Weight
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1541:Boeing Blog Randy's Journal
1409:September 29, 2013, at the
1383:September 25, 2013, at the
1357:September 26, 2013, at the
1140:Guinness World Records 2009
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1077:Boeing N718BA (Ex 9M-MPA)"
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1269:Hanson, Mary et al.
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1171:"Darn big loader"
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887:(Press release).
857:Pallini, Thomas.
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