BOEING FACTORY
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The world famous Boeing Factory is only about 1.5 hours drive from here in Abbotsford so we ventured down to Everett north of the city of Seattle.
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The tour starts with a time-lapse video that compresses a plane's normal 6 to 11 month production time into just a few minutes.
Next, perched on a balcony above the manufacturing floor, we watched planes move through the seven stages of production, from cone to tail.
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No bags, backpacks, beepers, cameras, cell phones, infants in carriers or notepads are allowed on the tour, this isn't because they have any big secrets, but because the odd person once dropped his camera on a worker and that can only mean one thing in America - A Huge Law Suit! |
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Largest building is the world by volume The Everett site has 5 cafeterias, 2 cafes, 12 food plazas, a medical clinic, a fire department, security guards and an on-site day-care centre (center) 35 metres tall (114' 2") 140 thousand people visit the factory each year 13.3 million cubic meters (472 million cubic feet) 3.5 kilometer of outside wall (2.2 miles) 2,142 average size homes (2,000 sq ft or 185 sq metres) 26 overhead cranes cruise on 31 miles (not converting that) More than 100 forklifts operate throughout the factory Boeing employs 170,000 people worldwide, the biggest employee, Microsoft next, followed by the USA Navy
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Some Factory Facts