The World's Only 4 Passenger 747s With Over 100,000 Hours That Are Still Flying
Four veteran 747-400s still soar beyond 100,000 flight hours, defying retirement deadlines and showcasing remarkable aviation ...
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The incredible Boeing 747 with three engines that never got made
The compromise solution was a shorter 747 with four conventional engines, the 747SP, with the suffix "Special Performance." Entering service in 1976 with Pan Am, Boeing built 45 747SP aircraft.
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Qantas strapped a 5th engine onto the wing of a Boeing 747 - here's why
The airline patched a fifth engine onto the wing of the Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet. The engine was destined for another aircraft that became stranded after experiencing mechanical trouble.
Boeing 777 Vs 747: Which Is The Faster Passenger Jet?
The 747-400 managed to do this because ... This also makes it faster than the Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jet. The ...
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This Modified Boeing 747 Will Be Firing a Hypersonic Aircraft from Under Its Wings
The Boeing 747-400 wide-body airliner has been around since ... as a platform from where to release the Talon-A hypersonic aircraft. The Talon has been in the news for some time now, not in ...
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Virgin Orbit will soon use its modified Boeing 747 to launch satellites into orbit using a rocket strapped to the wing — here's how it works
Sir Richard Branson's space company, Virgin Orbit, just completed its final developmental test with its Boeing 747-400 jet turned satellite ... General Electric CF6 engines power the 747 and ...
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One Air 747’s shed wing panel found next to Heathrow runway after two months
UK investigators have disclosed that a trailing-edge panel shed by a One Air Boeing 747-400 freighter was discovered ... was found to be missing after the jet arrived at Heathrow on 6 January ...
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Which Airlines Still Fly The Boeing 747 On Its 55th Flight Anniversary?
Shockingly, there are more than 400 examples of the 60-year-old 747 design still ... problems,’ apparently an engine failure. Boeing swapped it with another aircraft, named “Clipper Young ...