The new Qatari 'Flying Palace' has arrived in the United States to be reconfigured as the next US presidential transport aircraft and to replace the aging VC-25A 'Air Force One' aircraft. Boeing is ...

Lego has released another NASA-themed set; this time, a version of the US space agency's Boeing 747-based Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with a Space Shuttle perched on top. It is effectively two sets in ...

As the last Boeing 747 leaves the factory, ... · At 63 feet and 6 inches, the 747-8 Intercontinetal's tail is as tall as an average 6 story city apartment building.

It has a greater wingspan, taller tail height, higher maximum takeoff weight, and significantly more cabin space than the 747. The only exception is in overall length, where the Boeing 747-8 ...

According to the U.S. Air Force, the "Air Force One" or VC-25 can reach up to Mach 0.92 or 630 mph. Unfortunately, the Air ...

Boeing set out to build the 747 after losing a contract for a huge military transport, the C-5A. ... (68.5 meters) long and the tail stood as tall as a six-story building.

Photography Final 747 rollout signals end of an era for Boeing, Everett. After a 55-year run, the last of the “Queen of the Skies” emerged from the Everett assembly plant Tuesday evening.

Boeing set out to build the 747 after losing a contract for a huge military transport, the C-5A. ... (68.5 meters) long and the tail stood as tall as a six-story building.

Bearing the tail number N863GT, the crew took off from Paine Field in Everett and flew across Washington state, only pausing to draw a special farewell. ... The last Boeing 747, a 747-8F.

Sam Howe Verhovek writes that Boeing’s 747 really did change everything. ... This ultimate example of the famous airliner has a depiction on its tail of Atlas holding the world atop his ...

The final Boeing 747 lands at Paine Field following a test flight, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Everett, Wash. Boeing bids farewell to an icon on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, when it delivers the jumbo ...