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Boeing 737 Variants
May 4th, 2023
The Boeing 737 is by far the most numerous aircraft type in the skies. Over 11,377 airframes have been built since its introduction over 56 years ago in 1967, and it has achieved much success mainly do to its reliability, such as one of the early landings of 737-100 on a grass and gravel runway in B...
6 minute readBoeing 747
December 2nd, 2022
53 years ago today, December 2nd, 1969, the Boeing 747 was FAA certified. For about 50 years the Boeing 747 has been known by many names, such as: "The Queen of the Skies" and "Jumbo Jet". The Boeing 747 first rolled out of the Boeing Everett plant in February 1969, which was a remarkable feat, due ...
2 minute readNASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA)
November 29th, 2022
The NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) Boeing 747-100s (N905NA and N911NA) were the two aircraft dedicated to transport the Space Shuttle. The 747 was the winner of the SCA competition by beating both the Conroy Virtus (see top left picture) and the twin fuselage C-5 (see top right picture). Of the...
2 minute readNASA/DLR SOFIA
November 28th, 2022
The NASA/DLR (National Aeronautics and Space Administration/German Aerospace Center) Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) Boeing 747SP was a Pan Am Boeing 747SP delivered on May 20th 1977 (N536PA). It was christened Clipper Lindbergh until it was sold to United Airlines on Februa...
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