Tag: Boeing 747

Rolls Royce Retires Iconic Boeing 747 Engine Testbed N787RR After Two Decades of Cutting-Edge Aviation Innovation

Rolls Royce retires its iconic Boeing 747-200 testbed, N787RR, after nearly 20 years of groundbreaking…

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Pratt & Whitney’s Boeing 747SP Test Bed to Highlight EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025

Pratt & Whitney’s 747SP flying test bed will headline EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 in celebration…

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Ed Force One Lives On: Iron Maiden’s Boeing 747 Reborn as Collectible Tags

Iron Maiden’s legendary Boeing 747-400 tour plane, "Ed Force One," has found new life as…

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ANCHORAGE: Where “Queen Of The Jumbos” Boeing 747s Still Reign

Ted Stevens International Airport in Anchorage, Alaska is one of the best places in the…

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Today in Aviation History: First Flight of The Boeing 747

On February 9, 1969, at 11:34 a.m., Boeing Chief Test Pilot Jack Wadell, with Engineering…

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NASA’s Retired Boeing 747SP ‘SOFIA’ to Join Pima Air & Space Museum

PRESS RELEASE NASA’s now-retired Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) aircraft will find a permanent…

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The Museum of Flight, Grand Opening of New Aviation Pavilion

The Museum celebrates the opening of its new, 3-acre Aviation Pavilion June 25-26. The grand…

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