Boeing had promised the 747 to Pan Am by 1970, so it had less than four years to develop, build and test the 747. Work progressed at such a breakneck pace that all those who worked on the development of the 747 were given the nickname "The Incredibles". The massive cost of developing...
The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental is a stretched version of the classic Boeing 747-400, although the 747-8 has been far less popular among airlines than its smaller sibling. The WSJ said that the Pentagon only evaluated four-engined jets, which left the Airbus A380 as Boeing's only competit...
Boeing obviously has a slightly different take on the 747 legacy. Randy Baseler, Boeing Commercial Airplanes vice-president, marketing, believes the connections to the 747 give the new model an important commonality advantage with the in-service fleet. He also says that the derivative design has ...
机译:1月28日,波音公司正式被选中提供两架改型的747-8客机,以取代目前的“空军一号”波音VC-25A,即改型的747-200客机。改装计划于2018年开始。新飞机的使用寿命计划为30年。该机型曾与空中客车A380竞争。空军部长黛博拉·李·詹姆斯说:“波音747-8是美国制造的唯一飞机,当完成任务后,它具备执行总统支持任务所必...
1969Boeing took a 747 to the 28th Paris airshow where it was shown to the public for the first time. December 1969Boeing was awarded its FAA airworthiness certificate. The 747 was ready for commercial operations. 15 January 1970The first delivery 747 for Pan am was christened by First Lady...
The B747-8 is Boeing's answer to Airbus' A380 superjumbo in competing for the large-sized aircraft market. Boeing outsources most of the aircraft's airframe structure manufacturing, except the nose and the wings, to Vought, Yang said. ...
Put yourself in the pilot's seat of a Boeing 747 on approach to Heathrow. It's foggy, and Tower Bridge was the last thing you saw before you popped into cloud and then fog. You dutifully fly the needles nicely lined up and as your altitude decreases you slow the aircraft, drop the ...
After the A350 releases we will have a chance to those 5 aircraft! Now please be patient! Maybe 737-800, max 8, 787-8,9 or why not 747-8? My fav Boeing 747. And yes, it does have similar cockpit as the 747-400. I don’t think e2 or A220 will be coming in the next update...
Aircraft Review : Boeing 747-8 Inter v2 Anniversary Edition by Supercritical Simulations Group There was a discussion early in 2019 that listed all the aircraft that you could fly long haul in X-Plane11. When you added it all up the list was not great, i
That remain to be seen. But for now, let's windthe clock back to the beginning of the jumbo’s journey with Qantas, and the 50 years that followed. The 1960s: the jumbo first takes flight Qantas was already a spry 60 years old when the Boeing 747 moved onto its radar. ...