Interestingly, it's not to stop me taking photos. "I'm not a spy for Scarebus, honest"
It's to make sure nothing gets dropped from the observation decks and damages something. So no cameras, bags, keys. Nothing.
As a result, there are no photos to show. The one below is stolen from online.
The tour is cool, though. We enter through a series of service tunnels under the factory. They are so long they look like they go on for miles, and they only go ACROSS the factory, not along it! Sheesh.
Anybody who was foolish enough to ask me how we could fix the sewer problems in earthquake-prone Christchurch, would have heard all about tunnels like this. Big enough to walk along without bending over, and carrying everything that needs to be moved around the city; sewer, water, storm-water, gas, electricity, data, telephone. Everything!
Walking down these tunnels just confirmed to me what a great idea it would be for us back home.
Soapbox moment over.
From the tunnel, we go up in a lift big enough to take the entire contents of a tour-bus in one swallow.
I know this because that's how many people were on the tour. They used a bus to take us from the public entrance/gift shop to the factory, past a gaggle of 787s all lined up and painted.
All the way up to almost the roof. Looking down from up there, the aircraft don't look so big anymore.
We saw 747-800s, both cargo and passenger variants, a couple of 767s, as well as 777-300s and 787-200s, all in kitset forms.
Seriously cool. Even Sarah enjoyed it, and she didn't expect to.
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