The final 747-8 LN1574

Last Boeing 747 Ever Produced Draws Flight Path Farewell Message to ‘Queen of the Skies’:
The iconic Boeing 747 is no longer being made, and the Atlas Air crew that took delivery of the final 747 made a special drawing in the sky.

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Bet there are some confused farmers (and cows) out there around Washtucna and Beatrice.......

 

I started working on the 747 shortly after we lost the C-5 competition, I think that it was around 1965. I spent 5 years on the program , had a brake in service and later spent 6 more years with the program. I was in the Configurations and Integration group and worked on everything you can think of. I ended up teaching 747 Familiarization to over 1000 people and I knew that airplane like a book. I know full well that it will probably , like the B-52 on which I worked, be flying long after I'm gone.

 

Boeing to open a new 737Max line in Everett on the old 747 line in 2024.

 

Bob- Probably cracked you up when the C-5 shed several wheels on its first take-off.

 

Yes, it did. Also the incredibly slow rate of roll that it showed when it debuted at the Abbotsford Air show..

 

FWIW- Here is a "cream puff" for sale- only 16 flights! 30 hours!

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https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/boeing-747-vip-jet-scrapped/index.html

https://srammram.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/B747-8JA1.pdf
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If you read to the end of the first article it has already been dismantled.

 

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