This was the second annual Aviation Geek Fest.
The main event was a VIP tour of Boeing's wide-body airliner factory in
Everett.
It was at the Future of Flight Aviation Center on the northwest corner
of Paine Field.
Before this event, I had not yet seen a Boeing 787 Dreamliner in person.
From the observation deck at Future of Flight and on the Boeing factory
tour, I got to see about 20 of them, including 2 under construction.
Over two dozen 787s have been made so far.
The ones parked at Paine Field are awaiting completion of the test flight
and certification process before they go to work flying to the farthest
points of the globe nearly every day for decades.
We were not allowed to bring cameras on the tour of the Boeing factory
itself. However, Boeing was generous in taking pictures for us which
the Future of Flight Museum has now
posted on Flickr.
(They didn't need to explain the no-cameras rule.
Boeing's wide-body airliner factory in Everett
must be one of the world's biggest spy-magnets.
Of course they don't allow cameras - be happy they have public tours!)
On the day after AGF10, I returned to the Future of Flight for some more
photos. Then on the drive back to Sea-Tac airport for my flight home,
I detoured through Renton to get some pictures of Boeing's narrow-body
airliner factory, where they make the 737.
As expected, there was no evidence of public access being allowed there.
But I got some pictures from outside the plant.
That was all I had time for anyway.
At that point, it was time to get a late lunch, fill the tank on the rental
car, and head to Sea-Tac. (I can't just say "to the airport" since all the
places I went on this trip were airports!)
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