Whats This?

[BobR]

I saw this as I was landing at Boeing Field in Seattle. It looks like a cross between a 747 and an A380, but I am guessing it’s some form of Boeing. Can anybody shed any light on it for me out of curiosity?

 

[digitalfailure]

I typed the planes registration markings into google and came up with it as being a 747-4j6 LCF

it's the first of 3 Large Cargo Freightliners built to transport major parts of the 787 dreamliner.

More photos

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[Lufbrarunner]

Looks like it's held together with duct tape

 

[BobR]

Cheers... something else when they have to build a special cargo plane to transport the bits of a new airliner. Was flying around over Seattle looking really weird!

 

[RobertP]

that is one fat airplane

 

[Venomator]

Surprised that thing can get off the ground ... mucho obese mother that is ...

 

[Joe T]

They built a airplane to carry bits of other airplanes? lol!

 

[oldgit]

You think thats big... try this

Bristol Brabazon It's the reason why Bristol has one of the longest runways in the world

 

[KeriAnn]

that is one fat airplane

Ugly too!

 

[tiler65]

Is it not called a Guppy?

The Guppy is used for plane transport.