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The Royal Flight Sultanate of Oman (RFO) 3: 1 B747SP, 1 B747-400, 1 B747-8I Qatar: Qatar Amiri Flight: 2: B747-8I Kuwait: State of Kuwait 1: B747-8I South Korea: Code One operated by South Korean Air Force: 1: B747-8I United States Advanced Airborne Command Post operated by United States Air Force ♠ 4: E-4B (B747-200B) United States
There have been several hijackings of Boeing 747s, such as Pan Am Flight 73, a 747-100 hijacked by four terrorists, resulting in 20 deaths. [264] The 747 also fell victim to three mid-air bombings, two of which resulted in fatalities and hull losses, Air India Flight 182 in 1985, and Pan Am Flight 103 in 1988. [265] [266] [267]
A handful of Boeing 747s are still flying commercially, but you're more likely to see one carrying cargo. ... more than 2 million sq ft of space, and a 110-car garage. ... Oman Royal Flight ...
This was due to the 747's low-wing design in comparison to the C-5's high-wing design, and also because the U.S. Air Force would have retained ownership of the C-5, while NASA could own the 747s outright. Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA, still in American Airlines livery, with Enterprise in 1978
Boeing declined to detail how many employees worked on the 747 in its final year, but Smith said all were transferred to other jobs or voluntarily retired. The last 747 rolled out on Dec. 7 ...
According to people in the know, Boeing looks like it’s discontinuing its iconic 747 jumbo jet. The news comes from a Bloomberg report that cites “people familiar with the matter,” who say ...
2006 (drop test), 2010 (orbital flight) Armstrong Flight Research Center: Reusable orbital spaceplane. [10] Boeing X-40: Research, X-Planes, Retired 1998 Armstrong Flight Research Center: 80% scale Space Maneuver Vehicle testbed.X-37 prototype. [11] Boeing X-48. Fixed Wing, UAV Research, X-Planes, Environmentally Responsible Aviation Project ...
However, a VIP order [5] for UAE's Abu Dhabi Amiri Flight led Boeing to produce one last SP in 1987. Pan Am was the launch customer for the 747SP, taking the first delivery, Clipper Freedom, on March 5, 1976. [10] Pan Am then made the first flight of the 747SP on April 25, 1976, making a nonstop flight from New York to Tokyo. [citation needed]