T here is no doubt that few aircraft have left a legacy as vast and profound as the Boeing 747. Known as the "Queen of the ...

The Boeing 747-100 variant of the Jumbo jet first entered ... For example, it helped test the Pratt & Whitney PW4000 engine for the Boeing 777. In 2013 and 2014, the aircraft was extensively ...

American aerospace leader continues its centennial celebration with a special showcase during the world’s greatest aviation ...

I would have loved to have talked with Sutter, or Jack Waddell, Boeing’s chief test pilot who took the first 747 on its initial ... who flew the Classic -100, -200, and -300, and the -400 ...

Boeing introduced a more advanced two-engine 777 aircraft ... introduced the final model, the 747-8, which included around 50 passenger configurations and over 100 cargo configurations.

Back in those days, the 747-100 was just beginning to usher ... At the same time, newer, more efficient twin-engine, wide-body airliners like the Boeing 767 and the Airbus A300 series continued ...

But newer, more efficient twin-engine airliners have relegated the ... The carrier took delivery of its first Boeing 747-100 in 1970 but soon realized that a smaller widebody like the Lockheed ...

On the outbound journey, the original plane developed engine problems shortly before ... Let's begin where it all started with the Boeing 747-100 variant that was the first to make a commercial ...

Making an adjustment with a lift holding the engine ... the early 2010s, Boeing introduced the last model, the 747-8, delivering about 50 passenger versions and more than 100 versions for carrying ...

The 1,574th and final 747, which rolled off Boeing’s production line in Everett ... The company projects that there will still be close to 100 747s in service in 2040. “The falling out ...