Rolls-Royce is retiring its Boeing 747-200 "Flying Test Bed" (FTB) after 20 years of service, during which it accumulated over 2,000 hours of testing. The FTB played a crucial role in the development ...
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We toured a specially modified Boeing 747 used as a 'flying laboratory' to test new jet engines. See inside.
GE Aerospace is building the world's largest jet engine for Boeing's new 777X, and it's using a giant 747 to test it. We toured the unique plane.
GE Aerospace and its CFM International joint venture partner Safran use a former Japan Airlines Boeing 747 widebody to ...
GE Aerospace unveiled its Boeing 747 “flying laboratory” in July, a vital platform for testing the engines destined for Boeing’s upcoming 777X model. Carl Court/Getty Images GE Aerospace, a ...
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 ...
There are three levels of aviation geeks. The first can tell the difference between aircraft types. The second knows which engines power them—whether it’s General Electric or Rolls-Royce. And the ...
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