Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel, as we explore the intense testing and maintenance behind safe aircraft operations, from ...

SpaceX made some progress on another test flight of the world's most powerful rocket Tuesday, finally overcoming technical problems that plagued the program's two previous launches. But minutes ...

However, a series of delays led to Boeing postponing the flight to February 9, 1969, piloted by the first 747 test pilots Jack Waddell and Brien Wygle.

What’s it like to fly on a Presidential Boeing 747 private jet? Join me on this VIP flight from London to Beijing. This VIP Boeing 747-400 Combi served Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight, Morocco Government ...

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jet Test, a global leader in aircraft ferrying and flight-testing services, has successfully completed a remarkable achievement of aviation logistics ...

10,000 flight hours in the C-130: the most hours ever recorded by a pilot in the Hercules. On Sept. 24, 2024, Gary Hogg, a seasoned test pilot logged his 10,000th flight hours in the C-130 ...

CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- On the early morning of September 19, on the newly built fourth runway of Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, an aircraft Boeing B747-8 took off and landed twice, testing ...

The GE9X's first test flight on a Boeing 747 in 2018. General Electric GE first tested the innovative power plant on a Boeing 747 test jet during a flight over the Mojave Desert in 2018.

The test was the second time the Roc carried a Talon vehicle with live propellant. The entire flight lasted a total of 4 hours and 29 minutes.

Stratolaunch’s air-launched test vehicle goes supersonic in its first powered flight by Alan Boyle on March 9, 2024 at 5:56 pm Share 51 Tweet Share Reddit Email ...

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 flight on February 9, 1969.

Boeing Chief Test Pilot Jack Wadell is featured along with Engineering Test Pilot Brien Wygle and Flight Engineer Jesse Wallick. The prototype Boeing 747’s test flight lasted a duration of 1 hour and ...