National Air and Space Museum Installs 747 Forward Fuselage

Preparation & installation of 747 forward fuselage in the National Air and Space Museum's America by Air exhibit. Video courtesy FAA. See airandspace.si....

[@ELPaso1990TX]

Did they put the spiral staircase back in during reassembly?

[@susumufeel_one]

Hello (^-^) / Thank you to all of Northwest Airlines for taking care of me on my company trip when I was young. Thank you for having a lot of beer. The splendid landing in the strong winds of Guam Island is still a memory.

[@airandspace]

We cannot display the entire 747 in the Museum downtown because it wont fit! [If you go to our web site and search on "entire 747" the first link will tell you more.] There is, however, a Boeing 707 prototype on display at the Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA.

[@ddanrr]

I wonder what the cost was to cut it up into pieces and put it back together again?

[@GoofyGamingAugh]

This 747 is N601US.

[@valelesamoa]

How were the major sections all structurally rejoined so as to hide all the cut lines from the sawing??

[@airandspace]

+kiss it good Very careful cuts were made along natural seams in the airframe. The nose of the 747 is actually built in five sections for transport from Wichita, Kansas, to their final assembly in Everett, Washington. The cuts were made along these joints so that reassembly would be easier because each section was structurally intact. Additional cuts were made at non-load bearing sections so the nose could be transported in nine sections.

[@wynnalsko5810]

Was it northwest 85 aircraft

[@sweens06]

@@wynnalsko5810 nope, that one is on display at the Delta museum just outside of ATL airport.