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SilverJet Boeing 767-200ER (N480JC) at Victorville

The Boeing 747-8’s Excellent 47-State Adventure: Final Call

A judge throws out Jesse Ventura's TSA lawsuit, rhinos do fly, a 787 Dreamliner trip report and more...
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Test aircraft ZA102, piloted by 787 Chief Test Pilot Capt. Mike Carriker, touches down on its final certification flight, a 90-minute hop from Billings, Mont

Boeing 787 Completes Certification Test Flights

What started as a dream back in 2004 with an announcement on Wall Street, All Nippon Airways and Boeing launched an all new aircraft that was then called the 7E7 Dreamliner. On Wednesday, the dream inched closer to reality, as ...
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Video: Boeing 747-8 Extreme Braking Test

How does Boeing test the braking limits on the largest aircraft they've ever built? File the brake pads down to the rivets, load up the plane to nearly a million pounds, gun the engines to 200 mph, then mash the brakes as hard ...
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Second Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental Completes First Test Flight

The second Boeing 747-8I took to the skies on Tuesday for its first test flight. This will be the first 747-8I to be delivered to Lufthansa by the end of this year.
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Video: Going Weightless During Boeing 747-8F Test Flight

Engineers testing structural capacity of the 747-8 Freighter experience a roller coaster-like weightlessness as Boeing pilots put the new jet through its paces.
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