Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum

By: Dan Carter//May 6, 2010//

Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum

Dan Carter//May 6, 2010//

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After closely following weather patterns, a crew carefully placed a Boeing 747 atop a steel structure at the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum in McMinnville early Sunday morning. The jumbo jet is now the eye-catching centerpiece of a new water park and educational museum being built on the museum grounds.

“We needed the winds to be less than 10 miles per hour,” said Rick Jenkins, right, superintendent with Hoffman Construction Co., general contractor for the project. “The weatherman promised and delivered winds of 2 to 3 miles per hour so we could get the big jet up there.”

Workers operating two giant Campbell cranes needed 50 minutes to lift and place the 350,000-pound plane.

“I can put this … on my resume, but I doubt that anyone else will need my expertise in placing jets on buildings,” Jenkins said.

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