Boeing Dreamlifter

Boeing Dreamlifter
Boeing 747-400 LCF Dreamlifter
General information
TypeBoeing 747-400 LCF
Manufacturer
StatusIn service
Primary userAtlas Air under contract with Boeing
Number built4 (all converted aircraft)
Registration
  • N249BA
  • N718BA
  • N747BC
  • N780BA
History
Introduction date2007
First flightSeptember 9, 2006
Developed fromBoeing 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]

  1. ^ Boeing Dreamlifter leads unique aircraft at AirVenture Archived April 14, 2013, at archive.today" Experimental Aircraft Association. Retrieved: September 30, 2012.
  2. ^ Hanson, Mary et al. "Boeing Selects EGAT for 747 Large Cargo Freighter Modifications". Boeing Commercial Airplanes, February 18, 2005. Retrieved: March 17, 2008.
  3. ^ 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.