The wacky afterlife of the Boeing 747: Wedding venue, film set, cockpit capers - the much-loved jumbo jet is still in business
Nicknamed The Queen Of The Skies, Boeing’s beast first took off in ... Dan Chang and two friends rescued an original BA 747 ...
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747 cockpit
The final 747—a 747-8 model—left the production line for its inaugural flight on February 1 this year. The crew traced a unique pattern in the sky: a queen’s crown underlaid by the numbers ...
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Why Boeing 747s have a hump in front
However, that excitement got Boeing to thinking: its 747 might not be ideal for commercial ... But there was just one problem: the cockpit was located over the nose. So, it was moved to the ...
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What it's like inside a converted Boeing 747 airplane hotel
It has 33 rooms and 76 beds. Guests can choose from the engine rooms — which are converted under the wings, to hostel-style beds, single rooms and the cockpit suite. Booking the cockpit Suite ...
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FAREWELL TO THE BOEING 747
As planned by Boeing, the 747 was long popular with cargo operators thanks to its unobstructed fuselage and vast capacity. It could take off with a payload of up to 970,000lbs.