Boeing 747
This Boeing 747 ‘Doomsday’ plane features a strange hump with a critical role. The ‘Jumbo Jet’ is one of the most famous and iconic sights to ever grace the skies. Boeing’s 747 is a vital piece of infrastructure for the United States’ leadership. Its hump helps the hierarchy of the government function during the worst […]
The Boeing 747 first took to the skies in the late 1960s
Planes need fuel. Lots of it. This solar-powered drone, called Skydweller, doesn’t. The US-built drone just stayed in the sky for more than three days straight – no gas, no pit stops. Just sunlight and batteries doing their thing. Its wings stretch wider than a Boeing 747, which is insane when you remember it’s not […]
The Boeing 747-8F and Airbus A321 have been spotted gliding side-by-side along the runway, showing people just how different they are in size. Together, they show two very different takes on flying. The 747-8F, a dedicated all-freighter version of the Boeing 747-8, is designed to maximize cargo volume with a maximum payload of 308,000lbs. Meanwhile, […]
The Boeing 747 is one of the most iconic aircraft to ever travel the skies or land on the island of St. Maarten. Since first taking to the air in 1969, the 747 has become a subject of legend. One of the most incredible landing routes ever taken by the jumbo jet is on the […]
A Boeing 747 has been captured literally blowing away tourists on Maho beach. The jumbo jet aircraft was filmed taking off from Maho Beach in St. Maarten. Landing in St. Maarten is one of the world’s most beautiful and dramatic landings. That’s because, as these beachgoers found out, the runway is just yards away from […]
There’s a really important reason behind it
This five-engine Boeing 747 is one of the rarest aircraft that you will ever see. The shorter, stubbier 747 (the Boeing 747SP) was the choice for airlines that wanted a smaller widebody and more range. Today, just two of the five-engine Boeing 747 engines remain in active service. And they both serve a very specific […]
If you thought that seeing the Tesla Cybertruck towing a rocket engine was cool, wait until you look at what a 1972 Chevy managed to tow. Cybertrucks are known to be able to handle many tasks that are thrown at them, including towing unexpected precious cargo. So, when a Cybertruck was spotted towing a rocket […]
The majority of Boeing 747s are catching flights back to the nineties
The NASA Boeing 747-SP flew with the agency for nearly ten years
It’s an eerie yet fascinating slice of aviation history
Boeing 747 gifted by Qatari Royal Family to Turkey
Many more planes to give away
Getting down while you’re high in the sky seems so fun!