Many aviation enthusiasts would argue that it is the most beautiful aircraft ever built; none would debate that she is the Queen of the Skies. The Boeing 747-8, with its fuselage stretched to 250 feet ...

General Electric is transporting a revised configuration GEnx-2B engine to Victorville, Calif., for final flight tests on the company’s 747 flying testbed as Boeing builds up toward first flight of ...

At first glance, the engines mounted beneath the wings of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the 747-8 appear almost identical. The nacelle shape, the distinctive chevron edges on the Dreamliner, and the ...

While the science behind the high bypass ratio engine in a 747 plane may seem complicated, the results are striking. It's capable of delivering over 70% more power ...

The 747’s hump became iconic because it solved old problems that modern jets no longer have.