Nice write-up, with photos:
The world's first Boeing 747 gets a much-needed makeover
But the skies finally cleared in the summer of 2012, when the museum's board green-lighted the restoration for takeoff.
The two-year project -- now nearly complete -- would become one of the largest aircraft restoration jobs ever attempted under the elements and not in the relative comfort of an indoor hangar.
Workers completed the restoration in late September, opening the jet to the public on Oct. 1.