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The world's biggest fly-in convention, EAA AirVenture returns to Oshkosh July 21-27 for its 72nd edition. Here's what to know ...
The 747SP, a shortened version of the 747, will be on display in Boeing Plaza from July 20-24. OSHKOSH – An aerospace manufacturer will be celebrating 100 years by bringing one of the world’s ...
Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts waited for more than an hour just to get an inside look of a historic 747 airliner at EAA ...
Boeing was supposed to do the aircraft's modifications, but by the time NASA finally got its hands on a 747SP, the company had moved on. Instead, L-3 Integrated Systems modified the aircraft.
World-leading aircraft engine designer RTX’s Pratt & Whitney is set to showcase a Boeing 747SP test bed aircraft at this year’s EAA AirVenture.
That’s exactly what the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA for short, is: a Boeing 747SP aircraft, modified to be able to carry a 2.7-meter (106-inch) reflecting ...
I’m on the ground at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025, and it’s already the best edition of AirVenture I’ve ever been to. I have so much to see over the week, and I’m so excited to take it all in. I took a ...
With a monumental range of 7,650 miles (12,320 km, 6,650 nm), the 747SP could manage to travel routes that airliners like the TriStar and the DC-10 simply couldn't. All while cruising at roughly ...
The 747-400 and 747-400ER have the largest range of the -400, with a capacity to fly between 7,285 and 7,585 nautical miles ...
NASA’s one-of-a-kind, modified Boeing 747SP airborne telescope platform is out of a job. The space agency announced Thursday that the jet—known as the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared ...