Boeing Dreamlifter | |
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General information | |
Type | Boeing 747-400 LCF |
Manufacturer | |
Status | In service |
Primary user | Atlas Air under contract with Boeing |
Number built | 4 (all converted aircraft) |
Registration |
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History | |
Introduction date | 2007 |
First flight | September 9, 2006 |
Developed from | Boeing 747-400 |
The Boeing Dreamlifter, officially the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), is a wide-body cargo aircraft modified extensively from the Boeing 747-400 airliner. With a volume of 65,000 cubic feet (1,840 m3)[1] it can hold three times that of a 747-400F freighter.[2] The outsized aircraft was designed to transport Boeing 787 Dreamliner parts between Italy, Japan, and the U.S., but has also flown medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]