blues deville Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Shipped from Wichita to Seattle. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-spirit-aerosystems-ships-10000th-737-fuse-445928/?cmpid=NLC|FGFG|FGFIN-2018-0220-GLOB&sfid=70120000000taAh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/spirit-67-how-boeings-baby-jetliner-fuselage-made-its-journey-west Photo: First Wichita built 737-100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 5 hours ago, blues deville said: Shipped from Wichita to Seattle. https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pictures-spirit-aerosystems-ships-10000th-737-fuse-445928/?cmpid=NLC|FGFG|FGFIN-2018-0220-GLOB&sfid=70120000000taAh At least it didn't end up in a river. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 2 minutes ago, J.O. said: At least it didn't end up in a river. Not yet....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Newly discovered - a picture of the parking lot outside the Boeing factory when the 737 was conceived. The airplane hasn't changed since! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 I’d say 10,000 airliners built is quite a feat. So would the owners of all these cars too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 32 minutes ago, seeker said: Newly discovered - a picture of the parking lot outside the Boeing factory when the 737 was conceived. The airplane hasn't changed since! Sure it has! Think '67 Mustang but with air bags and ABS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 38 minutes ago, J.O. said: Sure it has! Think '67 Mustang but with air bags and ABS. Very good analogy, except I wouldn't compare a 737 with a Mustang. More like one of these (notice the similarity in the windshield design): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeker Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 53 minutes ago, blues deville said: I’d say 10,000 airliners built is quite a feat. So would the owners of all these cars too. Doesn't MacDonalds have a sign outside their restaurants saying "Billions and Billions Served." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEFCON Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 It could look like a 320, or even worse, the 380. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango Niner Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 10,000 is absolutely incredible. The only airliner that might catch it is, perhaps, the A320 family. They're at around 8,000 now I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.O. Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 2 hours ago, seeker said: Very good analogy, except I wouldn't compare a 737 with a Mustang. More like one of these (notice the similarity in the windshield design): FWIW, I chose the Mustang because of its immense popularity back in the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blues deville Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 49 minutes ago, J.O. said: FWIW, I chose the Mustang because of its immense popularity back in the day. My first car was a (wrecked and rebuilt) ‘68 Mustang. It had a few gadgets on it well ahead of its time. Loved that car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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