DALLAS — Today at 11:34 PST, in 1969, the prototype Boeing 747 took to the skies from Seattle, Washington, for the first time ...

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. If you're not already a subscriber ...

The Mach 1 milestone was reached on the 12th test flight of the XB-1. The company says it plans to ... However, the jet was criticized for its inefficiency. Compared to a Boeing 747, the delta-wing ...

The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully began its flight test program Monday taking off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington state, before more than several thousand employees ...

Stratolaunch is upgrading its 747 carrier platform to support test ... “Our company’s goal is to get to one flight test a month this calendar year and then next year start to beat that and ...

The Boeing 747-8 has a cruising speed of Mach 0.86 ... breaking the sound barrier during a test flight. As reported by Aerotime, the aircraft, registration A6-CJE, had spent about two years ...

after a long fligth from Frankfurt. January 22, 2025, marks the 55 th anniversary of the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, the graceful giant jet that changed the world of travel.

A PILOT fainted mid-flight forcing the packed 747 he was flying to turn around while stewards tried to revive the captain. Lufthansa flight LH463 had just departed Miami, Florida, heading for ...