The wacky afterlife of the Boeing 747: Wedding venue, film set, cockpit capers - the much-loved jumbo jet is still in business
An urgent tap on my shoulder from a member of the cabin crew: ‘Sir, we need you in the cockpit ... controls. With zero hours ...
Which Boeing 747 Variant Was Used As The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft?
Famously, NASA heavily modified two Boeing 747 Jumbo jets to carry its Space Shuttles (they are called the Space Shuttle ...
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How retired aircraft find a second act
The robust-looking outer covering is in fact a millimetre-thin “skin” of aluminium alloy covering a metal frame, insulated ...
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Sierra Nevada begins modifying first 747-8 for ‘Doomsday’ jet replacement programme
Military systems provider Sierra Nevada has begun modifying a Boeing 747-8 to serve as one of the US Air Force’s (USAF’s) new nuclear command and control aircraft. Known for now as the ...