Despite its sheer size, the Boeing 747 can achieve remarkable speeds ... while performing a test flight to collect data on a new wing design. The aircraft, registration N9604Z, climbed to 50,090 ...

This can be impacted by several key factors: the airplane's total shape as well as its wing shape, the direction of airflow, ...

UK investigators have disclosed that a trailing-edge panel shed by a One Air Boeing 747-400 freighter was discovered ... normally located on the upper left wing surface next to the high-speed ...

While on a one mile final approach descent to Miami International Airport, an Atlas Air Flight 46, a Boeing 747, had a structural separation of a wing actuator ... Do to the size and shape of ...

just completed its final developmental test with its Boeing 747-400 jet turned satellite launcher and a fully-fueled "captive carry" rocket strapped to its wing. Taking place two years after ...

The Boeing 747-400 wide-body airliner has been around since 1988, carrying people and cargo with equal prowess across the skies of the world. The plane is no longer in production, but plenty of ...

The airline patched a fifth engine onto the wing of the Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet. The engine was destined for another aircraft that became stranded after experiencing mechanical trouble.