Bigger than anything before it, the Boeing 747-8 was the final jumbo jet. This documentary shows how it came together.
TheBoeing 747 is one of the most recognizable aircraft ever, with a second deck at the front of its fuselage and four powerful engines under its wings. The 747 was the world's first widebody airliner, ...
In the mid-1960s, the world of aviation stood at a crossroads. In one direction was the sleek, needle-nosed promise of supersonic flight, where speed was the ultimate currency. The other direction ...
For a half-century, Boeing mechanics in a sprawling factory north of Seattle have riveted together aluminum panels into the familiar hump-backed form of the 747 jumbo jet. Test pilots then put each ...