Seattle Boeing Factory

In the modern post 911 era security at the Boeing factory is very tight.  No personal articles of any kind are allowed - no cell phones, no ipods and certainly no cameras.  However, I was at the factory in 1979 when there were no such rules.  This photo is a scan from a slide made during my 1979 visit and shows the assembly of a Boeing 747 aircraft.  The paint work on the rudder identifies this as a Qantas airliner; the rudder is so finely balanced that it is painted seperately from the rest of the aircraft.  Hard to believe that this aircraft has likely long since been retired.  Today Boeing assembles the 747,767,777 and 787 airliners here in the world's largest - by volume - building.