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Built in 1970 at cost of $15 million, 747 hangar can handle two 747s, L-1011s and six DC-9s
Built in 1970 at cost of $15 million, 747 hangar can handle two 747s, L-1011s and six DC-9s

Built in 1970 at cost of $15 million, 747 hangar can handle two 747s, L-1011s and six DC-9s

Date2/18/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Built in 1970 at cost of $15 million, 747 hangar can handle two 747s, L-1011s and six DC-9s. It has two giant bays, each 270 feet wide, 280 feet long and 120 feet high. Doors alone are 80 feet high and 273 feet wide. Mechanics work on L-1011 (left) and 747 (right). Most work for 250 mechanics involves equipment checks and overhauling. Operations are so efficient, mechanics can change a 747 engine in 10 hours. The 747, which is about 230 feet long with 195-foot wingspan, is largest aircraft fo fit into hangar.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003204F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Jet engine of a L-1011 is framed between giant fanjets of a 747 jumbo jet in the repair hangar at Toronto International Airport. It's open 24 hours a (...)
Jet engine of a L-1011 is framed between giant fanjets of a 747 jumbo jet in the repair hangar at Toronto International Airport. It's open 24 hours a (...)
2/18/1977
A perfect landing! Dr. Christos Papageorgiou, chairman of Olympic Airways, works the controls on the 747 he flew in from Athens yesterday. The flight was the first to Pearson International Airport by the Greek airline.
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Gray Coach Lines, bus #747 (2nd from left) & #748 (3rd from left) & T
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So many switches: Ron Dennis, at the controls of a 747 at Terminal 2, gives his son Andrew, 4, a quick lesson in flight instruments.
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Different style: Argo quarterback Joe Barnes says former teammate John Hufnagel brings experience to the starting quarterback job in Regina, where he replaces Joe (747) Adams
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Air Canada Capt. Wendell Reid uses a 747 simulator to administer refresher courses that pilots must take every three months, the simulator making poss(...)
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Dr. Arthur Dunn says his work is like flying a 747.
Dr. Arthur Dunn says his work is like flying a 747.
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Instrument check is given in the cockpit of a 747 by Maurice Verkindt
Instrument check is given in the cockpit of a 747 by Maurice Verkindt
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In charge: Jane Doe tries her hand at the controls of a 747 and her look indicates she's up to the task for takeoff
In charge: Jane Doe tries her hand at the controls of a 747 and her look indicates she's up to the task for takeoff
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Joking with a jet. Andy pretends to hold up the huge engine of a 747 (400 series) aircraft when Grade 2 and 3 French-Immersion students from Royal Orc(...)
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Aviation - Aircraft - Boeing 747 - up to 1974
Aviation - Aircraft - Boeing 747 - up to 1974
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