This is where the tour starts. Your ticket gets you into the museum and we looked around while waiting for the tour to start. I didn't get a lot out of museum, lots of facts and figures ... guess if you are an engineer. We were loaded on to 2 buses (packed) and taken to ......
this building. I could give you lots of facts, but you just don't realize how big this thing is until you see it. It has a huge underground hallway and all the water pipes and utilities are overhead. We loaded on an elevator and went to the 4th floor. There you could see 747's in various stages of construction. In one area they had them on an assembly line that was moving 1.26 inches a minute. In another part there were 2 side by side, that was with the wings on. No heaters, all the lights, machines running and body heat keeps the building warm!
These are some that have been painted and waiting to be tested before new owners take over. Emirates, someone from India. You can see the runway where planes are tested, part of it being repaved. I think he said it said 10,000 feet long. It is not a commercial airport, used only for customers and testing planes.
This is one of the engine suppliers and Pratt Whitney is the other.
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