On May 17th 2012, the Seattle Chapter SAWE visited the Paine Field Control Tower in Everett Washington. Ten of us got a close-up and personal view of what goes on to get airplane into the air. Paine Field was originally constructed in 1936 and it was envisioned that the Airport would create jobs and economic growth in the region by becoming one of the ten new \u201csuper airports\u201d around the country. But soon the airport was taken over by the U.S. Army prior to entry into WWII as a patrol and training base. In 1947 it was transfer- red to the U.S. Air Force which continued that operational plan until the early 1960\u2032s. At about that time Paine Field was under consideration by the U.S. Army Air Defense Command as one of several sites for the SENTINEL Anti Ballistic Missile System\u00a0 due to its central location to several military bases and defense industries in the Puget Sound Region. That program was eventually dropped.<\/p>\n
On July 25, 1966, Boeing <\/a>announced that it would build the Boeing 747<\/a>,<\/a> a jet airliner capable of carrying nearly twice as many passengers as previous models. Paine Field is now home to the Boeing Everett Factory<\/a>, the world\u2019s largest building by volume<\/a>, and the primary assembly location for Boeing\u2019s wide-body 747<\/a>, 767<\/a>, 777<\/a> and 787<\/a> aircraft.<\/p>\n Paine Field has three runways: 16R-34L, 16L-34R and 11-29. 16R-34L, at 9,010 feet (2,750 m) in length, is suited for the majority of aircraft, and sees occasionally heavy traffic. Runway 16L-34R is 3,000 feet (910 m) in length, and suitable only for small aircraft. Runway 11-29 is currently closed except for taxiing, and Boeing\u00a0 is leasing some of the runway to park partially completed 787and 747-8 aircraft.<\/p>\n The control Tower is 13 stories tall and has a commanding view of the\u00a0 Paine Field airport as well as the Cascade and Olympic mountains. 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