GE Aerospace’s 747 flight test plane visits Cincinnati

GE Aerospace in Cincinnati is using a 747 aircraft as a flying laboratory to test jet engines under extreme conditions, ...
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Rolls Royce Retires Iconic Boeing 747 Engine Testbed N787RR After Two Decades of Cutting-Edge Aviation Innovation

While the Boeing 747 is still flying and is not yet considered a vintage aircraft, at Vintage Aviation News we make exceptions for a select few airframes that are so iconic and historically ...

GE Aerospace 747 Flying Laboratory visits Cincinnati for the first time

GE Aerospace’s 747 flight test plane visited Cincinnati for the first time on Monday, giving local employees an up-close look at how it works.
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General Electric Ships Revised 747-8 Engine For Tests

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 ...
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Second Boeing B747-8 freighter enters test programme

The second Boeing (NYSE: BA) 747-8 Freighter, RC521, landed in Palmdale, Caliornia today, marking the beginning of a planned transition of 747-8 Freighter testing to Southern California. The more than ...