Boeing's big 747-passenger jet made its ... In theory, 10 of these 747 airborne aircraft carriers (AAC) could fly 100 of these small fighters into a hot zone, ready for action.

carriers are instead opting for more efficient twin-engine aircraft when adding to their fleets. Boeing was producing roughly one 747 every two months when it announced that the jet would be ...

The second Boeing ... aircraft at SNC’s Aviation Innovation and Technology Center. Sierra Nevada Corporation has received the second Boeing 747-8 to be converted in the future Survivable ...

The Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft set recreates the prototype Enterprise and the modified Boeing 747 jetliner as they uniquely appeared when touching down at the Paris Air Show in May 1983 ...

Summary: Korean Air has sold five Boeing 747-8 aircraft to Sierra Nevada ... A 1973 study looked at launching tiny jet fighters from airborne aircraft carriers. This ...

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Another airline has said its final goodbye to the Boeing ... 747 cargo jets until 2019. EVA's passenger 747 is exiting the airline's fleet at a time when many of the other ...

The contract for the new Air Force One was initially awarded to Boeing in 2018, when it received a $3.9 billion contract to build two new 747-8 aircraft ... to be an airborne White House that ...

The $229.99 Lego Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft will be available for purchase ... being launched from atop a specially modified Boeing 747. It lacked engines and a heat shield, so like Lego ...