We recently saw a special anniversary in the history of commercial aviation, with January 30th, 2025 marking 37 years since ...

Pratt & Whitney will bring a 747SP test bed aircraft to display at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025, the World's Greatest Aviation Celebration, on July 21-24 (Photo courtesy of Pratt & Whitney) Oshkosh, ...

OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) - From high above, the afternoon air shows, at EAA AirVenture, are always a highlight “plane sound,” but before anything left the ground Monday, many people waited in line, hoping ...

NASA's Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a modified Boeing 747SP airborne telescope, will be shut down due to high operating costs relative to scientific output. Despite a $1 ...

Before the Boeing 747 was discontinued in 2023, it built a number of variants for the aircraft to suit a variety of needs. One such derivative was the 747SP (Special Performance). This version of the ...

For upwards of four decades, the Boeing 747 was pound for pound the largest, most capable, and the most iconic wide-body, quad-engine airliner the world had ever seen. Though Airbus' A380 may have may ...

After eight years of operation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is soon to retire a unique piece of equipment and aviation history. NASA's Boeing 747SP-based Stratospheric ...

The SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy) aircraft leaves an important legacy of science and engineering. As announced earlier in 2022, with the end of this fiscal year, NASA ...

Aircraft carrying world's largest airborne telescope, suspended on 11t mounting, looks set to make first flight in 2004 L-3 Communications Integrated Systems has successfully installed the massive ...

Oshkosh, Wisconsin, June 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 will feature a unique version of one of the world's most popular airliners as RTX's business Pratt & Whitney brings a ...