The president may be thirsting for a new four-engine jumbo jet, but many governments and royal families are unloading their fuel-guzzling palaces in the sky.

its tail wing stood nearly six stories tall, and four massive engines thrust it into the sky. At full speed, the new 747 covered three football fields every second. Its cargo hold was so massive ...

574th — and last — Boeing 747 had its ceremonial send-off and took to the skies. This ultimate example of the famous airliner has a depiction on its tail of Atlas holding the world atop his ...

Boeing revealed photos of its latest Seahawks 747 on Sunday. Boeing's first Seahawks ... the Seahawks logo as well as a "12" on the tail, a tip of the hat to the imposing home fans that turn ...

Airlines put their own spin on the lounge ... And we mean jumbo: the 747's tail towers as tall as a six-story building. When it was introduced, the plane's 225-foot length dwarfed existing ...

The Lego model of Enterprise includes an attachable tail cone (used to improve aerodynamics with flying atop the 747), detachable main engines and landing gear that can be tucked inside its ...

What is a jetliner to the eye but a horizontal skyscraper, its beauty created (or squandered) primarily through the sculpting of the nose and tail? Sutter understood this perfectly. The 747’s ...

Since its first flight in 1969, the giant yet graceful 747 has served as a cargo plane ... The plane’s fuselage was 225 feet long and the tail stood as tall as a six-story building.

Still, the company kept cargo in mind as it designed the new jet, including the ability to receive freight by hinging its cone-shaped ... And we mean jumbo: the 747's tail towers as tall as ...