Boeing has donated one of the original 787-8 Dreamliner flight test airplanes to the Museum of Flight in Seattle, US.
The Dreamliner known as ZA003, is the third 787-8 produced. The airplane has a unique past, first as part of the 787 flight test and certification program and later circumnavigating the globe several times in 2011 and 2012 during the Dream Tour, which introduced the 787 to more than 68,000 visitors in 23 countries.
The delivery ceremony along with Puget Sound community at the Museum of Flight on Nov 8, included Boeing employees who designed, build and tested the 787 Dreamliner. Each person disembarked the airplane and presented a special artifact tied to the history of the airplane to museum docents and students from local high schools.
This museum's collection of historic commercial airplanes, also include 1932 Boeing 247, which was the first all-metal, modern airliner, 1969 prototype of 747, the first jumbo jet.
The independent, non-profit Museum of Flight is one of the largest air and space museums in the world, attracting more than 500,000 visitors annually. The Museum's collection includes more than 160 historically significant air- and spacecraft, the original manufacturing facility of The Boeing Company, and the world's only full-scale NASA Space Shuttle Trainer. The Museum's aviation and space library and archives are the largest on the West Coast. More than 130,000 individuals are served annually by the Museum's on-site and outreach educational programs. The Museum of Flight is accredited by the American Association of Museums, and is an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.
The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 E. Marginal Way S.,Seattle, Exit 158 off Interstate 5 on Boeing Field halfway between downtownSeattleand Sea-Tac Airport. The Museum is open daily from10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
