Boeing 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter Completes First Flight
TAIPEI, Sept. 09, 2006 -- The first 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter, a specially modified fleet of airplanes that will transport the major components of the 787 Dreamliner, completed its first flight today. Capt. Joe MacDonald, 747 chief pilot, flew the LCF for two hours, four minutes, starting a flight test program that is expected to last through the end of the year.
The airplanes are being modified by Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corp. (EGAT), a joint venture between General Electric and EVA Air. The second airplane will roll out this fall. The first two airplanes will begin ferrying components for the first Dreamliners in early 2007.
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