So, instead of designing the 747 solely for passengers ... Engineers decided to turn the front of the plane into a giant door. The nose would open up, making it easy to load tall cargo.

On February 27th, a Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental made a routine approach to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX ...

However, one striking exception stands out: the Boeing 747. One of the largest passenger aircraft ever built, the Boeing 747 is instantly recognizable thanks to its imposing size and distinctive ...

a flap rotates from under the wing forward in front of the leading edge; it effectively looks like a spoiler on the underside of the leading edge of the wing. Finally, the 747-8 was produced with ...

Bay Area-based Big Imagination camp first brought the 747’s nose to Burning Man in 2016 as a stationary art piece. In 2017, the front of the jet body was reassembled and outfitted as an open-air ...