Curious false start at Santiago de Chile airport: a Boeing 747 had to brake shortly before take-off. This destroyed the plane ...

For the Boeing 747, under ideal conditions, the aircraft must reach a speed of 184 mph to take off. Cruising speed is the speed the aircraft can reach and sustain for extended periods. As the ...

“I thought it was a wonderful aircraft. There is no comparison ... Trippe placed an order for 25 in April 1966. A KLM 747-400 shows off its 211-foot wingspan, longer than the A330-300 ...