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  GV Modification Effort

February 23-27, 2004
Greenville, South Carolina

Photos taken at the Lockheed modification facility in Greenville, South Carolina.

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View of the GV upper fuselage, showing a portion of the upper crown doubler and tripler (lower righthand corner) and three of the aperture plate "cuts" in the aft section of the fuselage.
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View of the left wing with the leading edge removed. The left wing jacking and shoring structure (in white) is visible underneath the wing.
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A Passport to Knowledge film crew member (on the orange lift above the fuselage) in position to film the cutting of the upper view port.
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Completion of the cutting of the upper view port.
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A view of the upper view port hold from inside the GV cabin.
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The GV undergoing modification as of 26 February 2004. The Lockheed staff member standing in the radome area on the yellow stand is working on the installation of feed-through panels in bulkhead 63.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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