TAIPEI, Taiwan-Boeing Co. (Chicago) recently celebrated the maiden flight of its first 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), one of three giant freighters that will shuttle parts among the various manufacturing facilities involved in building the company's new 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
The LCF's enlarged upper fuselage allows it transport large wing components and entire composite fuselage sections from as far away as Europe and Asia. In fact, the LCF can accommodate three times the cargo by volume of a standard 747-400 freighter.