DALLAS — Today at 11:34 PST, in 1969, the prototype Boeing 747 took to the skies from Seattle, Washington, for the first time. Test pilots Jack Waddell and Brien Wygle were on the flight deck with ...

The Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental successfully began its flight test program Monday taking off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington state, before more than several thousand employees ...

I would have loved to have talked with Sutter, or Jack Waddell, Boeing’s chief test pilot who took the first 747 on its initial flight on February 9, 1969. If you're not already a subscriber ...

The Mach 1 milestone was reached on the 12th test flight of the XB-1. The company says it plans to ... However, the jet was ...

“Stratolaunch is thrilled to provide the Missile Defense Agency with near-term, unparalleled hypersonic test ... Mojave 747 (modified Boeing 747) launch platform to expand Talon-A flight ...

Stratolaunch is upgrading its 747 carrier platform to support test ... “Our company’s goal is to get to one flight test a month this calendar year and then next year start to beat that and ...

The Boeing 747-8 has a cruising speed of Mach 0.86 ... breaking the sound barrier during a test flight. As reported by Aerotime, the aircraft, registration A6-CJE, had spent about two years ...

A PILOT fainted mid-flight forcing the packed 747 he was flying to turn around while stewards tried to revive the captain. Lufthansa flight LH463 had just departed Miami, Florida, heading for ...

after a long fligth from Frankfurt. January 22, 2025, marks the 55 th anniversary of the first commercial flight of the Boeing 747, the graceful giant jet that changed the world of travel.

The project will leverage modifications to Stratolaunch's Spirit of Mojave 747 launch ... A flight capabilities beyond the U.S. western coast to a variety of global locations. The test campaign ...

The contract will help fund specialised modifications to a Boeing 747-400 ... Talon-A flight capabilities “beyond the US western coast to a variety of global locations”. “The test campaign ...

The project will leverage modifications to Stratolaunch's Spirit of Mojave 747 launch platform to expand Talon-A flight capabilities beyond the U.S. western coast to a variety of global locations. The ...