Picture: wings for first two Boeing 747-8 Freighters

Published 2:34 pm Friday, June 19, 2009

Here’s the latest photo from the 747 assembly line in Everett.

From Boeing’s 747 spokesman Tim Bader:

The wings at the bottom of the photo are for the first 747-8 Freighter. They are in the seal position in the final assembly bay. The wings at the top of the photo are for the second 747-8 Freighter. They were recently loaded into the wing stub join position.

Earlier this week, Boeing’s Pat Shanahan provided a brief update on the 747 while at the Paris Air Show.

The first four 747-8 Freighters are in various stages of assembly at the factory, with the first 747-8 Freighter more than 50 percent assembled.

For the 747-8 Intercontinental, more than 30 percent of design releases are complete.

“And the engineering on the airplane is better than planned,” Shanahan said