Boeing 747-100(2)

[PLANE][NO. 2] A real plane with fake engine?

Boeing 747-100(2)

Last time, you are talking that Boeing get the contract of B747. That is a great news? Actually not. Boeing Company at that period of time is actually nearly break because of the supersonic plane. So,it is nearly impossible for them to actually hand in the plane in time. But, engineers of Boeing still want to try their best. They started immediately. But now, there are going to turn a wooden model to a real plane. As the blueprint getting more and more, they soon found that space was not enough. Boeing took a emergency act: build a factory in Washington and named it Everett. In fact, it is the biggest building on earth. Factory Everett is now still making Boeing 747. Bad news is still coming! Because there were 25 airlines booked 747, they need to build in mass production. But, at that period of time, the cost of 747 in one day is 200000 pounds. But there is no money in the pocket. 

Airlines will only pay when they plane is send to them. Nobody known if Boeing will still there before 747 is ready. The Boeing is in a rush, but they finally built the plane finsh two days before the present day. In 30th September 1968, the world finally meet the 747. But actually, the plane will not fly. The engine is actually a fake one. 

The time behind the 747's real fly has only 54 days.
Will Boeing made it? We will see it.
上回说到，我们讲了波音公司拿到了他们的订单。这是一个好消息吗？其实并不是，波音在当时已经接近破产。所以准时交付飞机，几乎是不太可能的。但是飞机的工程师们是不会轻言放弃的。他们立即开始计划，但是把一架木制飞机模型变成一架能上天的飞机也并不是那么的简单。在办公室蓝图成山的堆积后，他们将房间用光了。波音进行紧急处理，在华盛顿建造了地表最大的建筑物，艾弗雷特厂房，一直到现在，哪里都在建造747呢！但是，在那段时间里，一天的花销就有200000英镑之多，但却没钱入账。要知道，航空公司也是到货才付款的。没人知道，在747应该交付之日，波音还在不在那里。波音上下一团乱，但在发布会前两天，还是装好了飞机。1968年9月30号，全球终于见到了747。其实啊，这架飞机是不会飞的，引擎只不过是个装饰罢了，在距离正式试飞54天的时间里，波音能完成任务吗？让我们拭目以待。

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