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Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1965–66 General characteristics Crew: 2 or 3 Capacity: Maximum seating 85 passengers or five cars and 22 passengers or 19,335 lb (8,770 kg) cargo Length: 102 ft 7 in (31.27 m) Wingspan: 117 ft 6 in (35.81 m) Height: 29 ft 10 in (9.09 m) Wing area: 1,462 sq ft (135.8 m 2) Aspect ratio: 9.45:1 Airfoil: NACA 23016 at root, NACA 23012 at tip Empty weight ...
N747GE is a Boeing 747 aircraft that was used by General Electric Aircraft Engines (now known as GE Aerospace) as a testbed for several of the companies jet engines between 1992 and 2017, including the GE90 for the Boeing 777, at the time, the world’s largest jet engine.
The Boeing Dreamlifter, officially the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), is a wide-body cargo aircraft modified extensively from the Boeing 747-400 airliner. With a volume of 65,000 cubic feet (1,840 m 3 ) [ 1 ] it can hold three times that of a 747-400F freighter. [ 2 ]
Aircraft Type Photograph Build date First flight Last flight Operator Location Status Notes Ref. N7470: 747-121 September 30, 1968 February 9, 1969 April 6, 1995 Boeing: Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, United States On static display Nicknamed City of Everett [21] N747GE /N744PA: 747-121 1969 1970 January 25, 2017 General Electric; Pan Am
Vought is heavily involved in the Boeing 747, Boeing 787 aircraft as well as supplying parts for the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II and the V-22 Osprey. In July 2003, the Aerostructures Corp., owned by the Carlyle Group and based in Nashville, Tennessee , merged with Vought. [ 2 ]
In April 1966, Pan Am ordered 25 Boeing 747-100 aircraft, and in late 1966, Pratt & Whitney agreed to develop the JT9D engine, a high-bypass turbofan. On September 30, 1968, the first 747 was rolled out of the custom-built Everett Plant, the world's largest building by volume. The 747's first flight took place on February 9, 1969, and the 747 ...
There have been 2,751 aircraft crashes with a fatality in Texas in more than 50 years, according to planecrashmap.com. Last September, a Navy jet crashed into a Lake Worth neighborhood after a ...
Until March 2019, two Boeing 747-400 aircraft were used. The aircraft were constructed at the Boeing factory at the same time as the United States Air Force One VC-25s, though the US aircraft were built to the 747-200 design, while the Japanese aircraft were built to the more contemporary 747-400 design. Both Japanese aircraft were delivered in ...