Saturday, January 9, 2010

Plant Trek Update

Alright... update on Plant trek.

Monday and Tuesday - Boeing in Seattle... AWESOME!
Wednesday - Amazon in Phoenix... AWESOME!
Thursday - Travel day... AWESOME!
Friday - Amgen in sunny Southern Cali... AWESOME!
Saturday - Weekend in Austin Texas... TBD but forecasts indicate AWESOME!!!

I'll start from the top, and hopefully get through the list before we start again at Dell on monday!

We walked through the massive Boeing factory, the largest factory in the world by volume... it was big. Sorry, not pictures of inside, but let me describe it to you... big. Looking out across the floor, I could see about 10 different large planes under construction. This plant was responsible for production of the 777, 747, and 787.

We then went to the 787 Dreamliner Gallery where all of the features of the dreamline (the new 787 composite airplane) are on display for people who are interested in buying. It was really cool to see and play around the seats and see other features of the plane. This plane will truly change the flying experience. Large windows, comfortable atmosphere, and more fuel efficient!

Here are some pictures!

Trek Roommate Ben and I in the Dreamliner Gallery.
Our group inside a mock up of the 787! Look how spacious it is (and Noramay sticking out her tongue)

A section of the 787 carbon fiber composite structure and us "sitting" inside.LGO's are flying a plane!