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The Boeing 747 is a wide-body airliner that was the first to be called a "jumbo jet" when it entered service in 1970. It has been produced in several variants, including freighter, military, and experimental models, and has competed with other large aircraft such as the A380 and the L-1011.
A comprehensive overview of the duopoly in the large jet airliner market since the 1990s, with comparisons of competing products, modes of competition, orders and deliveries, controversies and more. Learn about the history, challenges and achievements of Airbus and Boeing, the two leading aerospace companies in the world.
The Boeing 747-8 is the final and largest variant of the 747 family, launched in 2005 as a response to the Airbus A380. It has a stretched fuselage, improved wings and engines, and can carry up to 467 passengers or 308,000 pounds of cargo.
The Boeing Dreamlifter is a wide-body cargo aircraft derived from the 747-400 airliner, with a bulging fuselage and a swing tail. It transports Boeing 787 Dreamliner parts between Italy, Japan, and the U.S., and has also flown medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Boeing 747-400 is a wide-body airliner that entered service in 1989 as an advanced variant of the original 747. It has a stretched upper deck, winglets, and improved engines, and can carry up to 416 passengers over 7,285 nmi (13,492 km; 8,383 mi).
The DC-10 is an American trijet wide-body aircraft manufactured by McDonnell Douglas from 1969 to 1989. It was intended to succeed the DC-8 for long-range flights and had a turbulent history of design flaws, safety issues, and competition with the L-1011.
GE Propulsion Test Platform Boeing 747-400. As it was larger than the GE90, the GE9X could only be installed under the wing on the Boeing 747-400 with its larger main gear struts and bigger tires and not the previous 747-100 GE testbed. The engine was tilted 5° more than the GE CF6. [14] Boeing built a specially designed pylon for the testbed ...
Learn about the two Boeing 747s modified by NASA to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. Find out their history, design, missions, and current status.