Hundreds of aviation enthusiasts waited for more than an hour just to get an inside look of a historic 747 airliner at EAA ...

The historic test-bed aircraft was flown to Oshkosh as part of Pratt & Whitney's global celebration commemorating 100 years ...

I’m on the ground at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025, and it’s already the best edition of AirVenture I’ve ever been to. I have ...

The 747-400 and 747-400ER have the largest range of the -400, with a capacity to fly between 7,285 and 7,585 nautical miles ...

The world's biggest fly-in convention, EAA AirVenture returns to Oshkosh July 21-27 for its 72nd edition. Here's what to know ...

The 747SP, a shortened version of the 747, will be on display in Boeing Plaza from July 20-24. OSHKOSH – An aerospace manufacturer will be celebrating 100 years by bringing one of the world’s ...

World-leading aircraft engine designer RTX’s Pratt & Whitney is set to showcase a Boeing 747SP test bed aircraft at this year’s EAA AirVenture.

With a monumental range of 7,650 miles (12,320 km, 6,650 nm), the 747SP could manage to travel routes that airliners like the TriStar and the DC-10 simply couldn't. All while cruising at roughly ...

Boeing was supposed to do the aircraft's modifications, but by the time NASA finally got its hands on a 747SP, the company had moved on. Instead, L-3 Integrated Systems modified the aircraft.

NASA’s one-of-a-kind, modified Boeing 747SP airborne telescope platform is out of a job. The space agency announced Thursday that the jet—known as the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared ...

That’s exactly what the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, or SOFIA for short, is: a Boeing 747SP aircraft, modified to be able to carry a 2.7-meter (106-inch) reflecting ...

Published this week in Icarus, the observations were made using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a Boeing 747SP jetliner modified to carry a 106-inch diameter ...