Flightblogger posted a great article today showing how close Boeing is to starting the installation of the side of body fix on several of the test flight 787s.
In his post, Flightblogger detailed the locations of the 6 test 787s plus the static and fatigue frames and the 3 production frames. Here's a synopsis of the locations of these airplanes:
ZY997 - building 40-23 - all prepped for installation of fix, awaiting parts installation
ZY998 - Boeing Everett flightline
ZA001 (LN1) - paint hangar 45-04 - all prepped for installation of fix, awaiting parts installation
ZA002 (LN2) - temporary hangar on Boeing flight- prepping for side of body fix
ZA003 (LN3) - building 40-24 (767 line)
ZA004 (LN4) - ATS hangar - prepping for side of body fix
ZA005 (LN5) - building 40-24 (767 line)
ZA006 (LN6) - stored on Boeing Everett flightline to be towed to ATS hangar to be prepped for side of body fix
ZA100 (LN7) - building 40-26 position 3
ZA101 (LN8) - building 40-26 position 2
ZA102 (LN9) - building 40-26 position 1
Additionally ZA104 (LN10) has some parts already in building 40-26. There should be line move occurring very soon which allow the reaming parts to be flown in and final assembly start on this aircraft.
Getting Oriented: Where's the 787 fleet? Part Two
Also some great stuff from Randy Tinseth at Boeing:
Mod Squad
Undercover Airplane
Sunday, September 13, 2009
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