There have been several famous Boeing 747s over the decades.
The Queen of the Skies has delighted many and served a wide range of roles across its decades of service. The jets have also notably been modified to suit various purposes – with roles ranging from engine testbed, transporting US presidents to carrying oversized items. Indeed one of these extra large items was the American Space Shuttle!
However, one special 747’s legacy continues long after it’s time as a passenger aircraft.
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It was strange how Virgin Orbit abruptly dissolved. I remember watching the “failed “ launch 🚀 live and seeing something was wrong but they weren’t talking about it for a few Minutes, then finally they said it appears there’s been an anomaly and the rocket will not be continuing on its way. Glad Stratolaunch will keep Cosmic Girl flying ….surprised you didn’t mention Stargazer , the former Air Canada L-1011 modified by Orbital Technologies (now Northrop Grumman) that does similar high altitude launches 🚀
Did not even know this existed
Informative video for avgeeks
Cosmic girl went from ferrying passengers on exciting flights to delivering spacecraft to space and now being the mothership for advancing Hypersonic Flight shes got one hell of a career before and for the foreseeable future
They will keep flying to her till she has do she is not airworthy she'll keep flying
Very interesting, so glad the quads are finding a new life… You guys are becoming my #1 aviation channel, it's already a habit. No click baits just "Simple Flying" 😉
SOFIA & YAL-1
It just goes to show the stringent safety and reliability checks of modern day aviation authorities when a company like Boeing, who made the 737 and 746 work horses, can't get the new 777X into service on schedule. Yet their older 747s are still carrying cargo and people and invloved in space programmes and scientific research.
Glad to see that she's still flying the heavens.
It's sad seeing so many people wearing masks because they were told that if they didn't then they would lose their livelihood.
Absolutely fascinating and remarkable!