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EVERETT, Washington — Well into the first flight of Boeing’s new 747-8, co-pilot Tom Imrich brought up the fuel page on a display in the cockpit. Chief pilot Mark Feuerstein did a double take ...
Virgin Orbit successfully completes a test flight of a modified Boeing 747, called Cosmic Girl, designed to launch satellites into orbit. CNN values your feedback 1.
The 747-400 passenger jet was modified in Taipei, Taiwan, where MacDonald was in command of the first flight in September 2006. The jet experienced oscillations on the first flight.
A fifth Boeing 747-8 freighter test airplane took to the air in Everett Friday. Boeing said the plane performed well during a 3-and-1/2-hour initial flight, then returned to Paine Field, ...
Boeing Co's 747-8 Intercontinental, the new passenger version of its legendary jumbo jet, completed its maiden flight without a hitch on Sunday, marking a key milestone for the aircraft model more ...
A Boeing 747 flying testbed aircraft was used for the experiment, running one of its four RB211 jet engines on 100% sustainable aviation fuel. The other three engines ran on standard jet fuel.
An aerodynamic design problem with Boeing's new 747-8 jumbo jet is causing shaking when the wing flaps are fully extended and the main landing gear doors are down, but the company says it's easily ...
The final 747—a 747-8 model—left the production line for its inaugural flight on February 1 this year. The crew traced a unique pattern in the sky: a queen’s crown underlaid by the numbers ...
Before the museum, Gray was a test flight engineer for Boeing. “We were the data gatherers for the 747 test airplane,” Gray said. The patch on his jacket shows a number one for the original 747.
On August 3, 1970, Pan Am 747 “Clipper Victor,” lifted off from JFK for San Juan, carrying 359 passengers and 19 crew. Flight 299 was a “redeye,” one of the first regularly scheduled ...
Before the museum, Gray was a test flight engineer for Boeing. “We were the data gatherers for the 747 test airplane,” Gray said. The patch on his jacket shows a number one for the original 747.