I is the fastest Boeing jet in service, achieving remarkable speeds and carrying hundreds of passengers across continents. It builds on the 747 family's legacy and offers unique advantages for ...

The Boeing wide body ... Flying at about 200 mph, well below the 747’s speed when it is slowing to approach an airport, Bishop flew with the flaps extended 10 degrees throughout the sequence.

Big passenger jets became common—the 452-passenger Boeing 747 debuted in 1969— and the ... “Very few birds fly with ailerons or leading edge flaps,” quips Dick Ewers, a NASA test pilot ...

Wing flaps. A circular fuselage ... It began with a mission to take on Boeing's queen of the skies, the mighty 747. The plan: to build the world's first superjumbo, a double-decker jetliner. Building ...

It began with a mission to take on Boeing's queen of the skies, the mighty 747. The plan: to build the world's first ... and they risked everything to find out. Wing flaps. A circular fuselage. Swept ...

A Boeing 747 is one of the most popular exhibits at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. This particular plane was the first Boeing 747-400 ever made and entered service in 1989. The jet flew for ...

While many airlines around the world have stopped operating the 747, the freighter version remains one of the great ...

Exhibits include the first Boeing 747-400 ever built and a working Boeing 737 flight simulator. This year, Delta Air Lines is celebrating its centennial. Huff Daland Dusters, the humble crop ...

The Boeing 747 has been a crucial part of global cargo transport for decades. Below is a breakdown of its various freighter variants, with help from Boeing 747, highlighting key specifications, ...

The Boeing 747 has forever etched its name in the aviation history books and as a favorite aircraft for passengers to fly on. While there were once hundreds of passenger-carrying 747s in the skies at ...