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ArtofZen


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Boeing embarassed as 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter scores direct hit on parked Renton car with test component

Boeing’s oversized freighter rival to the Airbus A300 Belgua, the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter, or Dreamlifter, may have a promising future in the military as a non-precision bomber.

N747BC, Boeing’s cargo carrier for 787 Dreamliner components, “on departure (from Renton) dropped a piece of test equipment and the object struck a parked vehicle.

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Atleast not even as a bomber it might have a good role in transportation...
For converting into a bomber means a lot of additional expenses

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The LCF purpose is well known,hence its non Aerodynamic Effeciency.It would be non economical to use this Type for Transportation.


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