Vought is under contract to Boeing to produce the empennage
and aft body section, fuselage panels, nacelle panels, and
passenger, cargo, and service doors for the 747. Vought has
been a principal subcontractor for the Boeing 747 jetliner
since the program began in 1966 when Vought's predecessor
company won what was then the largest ever commercial airframe
assembly contract for the empennage and fuselage panels.
In addition, Vought's facilities in Brea, Calif., and Everett, Wash., provide the following detail parts for the 747: stringers, panels, doublers, chords and fittings.
 From its first flight in 1969, the Boeing 747 was bigger, flew farther and carried more people than any other commercial airplane.
The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental and
747-8 Freighter are the new high-capacity 747s that offer airlines the lowest operating costs and best economics of any large passenger or freighter airplane.
This latest family of the 747 jetliners meets airline requirements for a passenger airplane that serves the 400- to 500-seat market between the 555-seat Airbus A380 and the 365-seat Boeing 777-300 Extended Range airplanes, and a freighter that continues the leadership of the 747 Freighter family in the world cargo market. |
