| Boeing Dreamlifter | |
|---|---|
_Dreamlifter_-_PAE_(19833251496).jpg) Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter | |
| 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]
- ^ Boeing Dreamlifter leads unique aircraft at AirVenture Archived April 14, 2013, at archive.today" Experimental Aircraft Association. Retrieved: September 30, 2012.
- ^ Hanson, Mary et al. "Boeing Selects EGAT for 747 Large Cargo Freighter Modifications". Boeing Commercial Airplanes, February 18, 2005. Retrieved: March 17, 2008.
- ^ Pallini, Thomas. "Boeing's massive oversized cargo plane just flew its first COVID-19 mission from Hong Kong to South Carolina. Take a look at the 'Dreamlifter.'". Business Insider. Retrieved July 17, 2021.