The last production 747 took off from Boeing yesterday.

[DesotoCountyDawg]

 

[thatsbaseball]

One flew over us in Destin one year with the Space Shuttle on it's back. Hard to describe other than awesome .

 

[Darryl Steight]

I don't know jack about the turning radius of a 747, but some of those turns seem really tight. Pretty cool.

 

[thatsbaseball]

I don't know jack about the turning radius of a 747, but some of those turns seem really tight. Pretty cool.

It's similar long wheel base F150 **

 

[PooPopsBaldHead]

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You 17ers are not going to believe this. I just saw it happen in real time...

 

[InTheIttaBenaHotSun]

I'd say it's more like an '87 Bronco II **

 

[GloryDawg]

Banned private jets*******

 

[dawgstudent]

You 17ers are not going to believe this. I just saw it happen in real time...

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I wish you could have seen it from the front.

 

[GloryDawg]

 

[T-TownDawgg]

Safest commercial jet in the world. Another victim to emissions/fuel economy reasons, I believe. If you're a documentary nerd and haven't seen the expose doc on Netflix about the 737 safety coverups at Boeing, I recommend it.

 

[UpTheMiddlex3Punt]

Did they roll it?

 

[BingleCocktail]

and in other news, another nintendo nes was sold at gamestop, out-pacing the atari 5200

 

[PhredPhantom]

I don't know jack about the turning radius of a 747, but some of those turns seem really tight. Pretty cool.

Turn radius is a function of bank angle and airspeed and nothing else.

Radius of Turn | SKYbrary Aviation Safety

Definition The horizontal distance that an aircraft uses to turn is referred to as the radius of turn. It varies as a function of bank angle and the square of the airspeed. Description Radius of turn is dependent on both airspeed and bank angle. The radius of turn at any given bank angle is...

skybrary.aero

 

[Del B Vista]

I don't know jack about the turning radius of a 747, but some of those turns seem really tight. Pretty cool.

The lines on that map are for the borders of the state of Washington, which is more than 300 miles wide. Those turns aren't tight at all.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

 

[TaleofTwoDogs]

Atlas Air will probably use it for air freight. I don't believe Boeing has been configuring any 747s for passengers in a while.

 

[Darryl Steight]

The lines on that map are for the borders of the state of Washington, which is more than 300 miles wide. Those turns aren't tight at all.

Dammit, where did I leave those sarcasterisks?? I know they were around here somewhere. That's my fault.