Largest Aeroplane Factory in the World...!!

Boeing Everett Factory

The Boeing Everett Factory, in Everett, Washington, is an airplane assembly building owned by Boeing. It is the largest building in the world by volume at 13,385,378 m³ (472,370,319 cu ft) and covers 399,480 m² (98.3 acres). This is the factory where the wide-body Boeing 747, 767, 777, and 787 are assembled.

The factory includes a BECU branch and several cafés. Across the airport to the west is The Boeing Store, a theater, and a Future of Flight Aviation Center, which runs the factory tour.

          

The building is so big that literally clouds formed at the roof until an air circulation system was installed. Today there is no air conditioning or heating system. The air is warmed by thousands of lights fitted inside the building. Similarly in case of sunny weather, the doors of the building are opened to provide cooling.

More than 30,000 people are employed in the factory working in 3 shifts ( Round the clock). Nearly 1,10,00 people visit the factory annual for the guided tour. The factory's giant doors are one of the largest doors in the world which feature the largest digital graphics mural in the world ( 10,000 sq.ft ).

• One million lightbulbs are used to illuminate the Everett building 24 hours a day.
• Its main corridor along the length of the structure is more than half a mile long.
• The perimeter of the building is about 2.2 miles.
• There are five Tully’s Coffee shops.
• Around 15,000 of Boeing’s 38,000 employees around the world work at the enormous factory.
• Around 55 football pitches would easily fit inside the building.
• The structure has no heating but the warmth generated by the people and machinery keep the temperature at around 19C.