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Located on the northeast corner of Paine Field, it is the largest building in the world by volume at 13,385,378 m3 (472,370,319 cu ft) and covers 399,480 m2 (98.3 acres)
The more you know about physics/engineering, the more astounding stuff like this becomes. I've tried to imagine exactly how much has gone into some of the major designs of the century (Iowa class battleships, Saturn V/Space Shuttle, Concorde, 747, etc etc), and I simply can't. Astounding.
I tried to locate the factory by just google mapping "Everett, WA". Took 1 min.
The more you know about physics/engineering, the more astounding stuff like this becomes. I've tried to imagine exactly how much has gone into some of the major designs of the century (Iowa class battleships, Saturn V/Space Shuttle, Concorde, 747, etc etc), and I simply can't. Astounding.
At least they had some sort of early-computer systems to help with the calculations (to say nothing of modern computers) when it comes to modern space / aircraft / warships. I'm still amazed that the Empire State building / Chrysler building was built using hand-done calculations.