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Boeing Flies Giant ‘747? Pattern Across United States

By stop network ⋅ August 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s nice to see flight test engineers having some fun once in a while.
The Boeing 747-8 is making its longest flight to date as part of its extended operations testing. The airplane left Paine Field north of Seattle early this morning and isn’t expected back until near midnight.
The airplane will follow a flight path over [...]

Boeing Puts Another Behemoth in the Sky

By stop network ⋅ February 12, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Boeing pulls the sheet off its biggest airliner ever this weekend, the 747-8 Intercontinental. It is an extreme makeover of the plane that ushered in the jumbo jet era, but despite its impressive tech and imposing size it won’t be a big seller. Still, it offers further evidence that Boeing has found a winning strategy [...]

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