Jul 27, 2020 · In September of 1996, Boeing needed a new big aircraft to compete with Airbus' new A3XX project (revealed to be the A380 half a decade later). Their new design? A super jumbo called the Boeing 747-700X. What happened to this legendary aircraft? Let's explore.

Jan 5, 2023 · The 747X was a project concept of a bigger version of the 747. It would use a new wing (derived from technology created for the Boeing 777 series) and use the latest engines that would allow a bigger, heavier aircraft to take off.

Boeing 747-500X, -600X and -700X (never produced) Boeing announced the 747-500X and -600X at the 1996 Farnborough Airshow. The proposed models would have combined the 747's fuselage with a new 251 ft (77 m) span wing derived from the 777.

Feb 16, 2023 · The mega-stretch: 747-700X. In the 1990s Boeing sought to seriously compete with what seemed like an upcoming wave of superjumbos, spearheaded by the Airbus A380. After considering and rejecting the NLA (New Large Aircraft) proposal and some double-decker 747 modifications, Boeing settled on stretching and upgrading what it already had.

Feb 18, 2021 · A third study concept, the 747-700X, would have combined the wing of the 747-600X with a widened fuselage, allowing it to carry 650 passengers over the same range as a 747-400. The three concepts were launched in 1996, with Boeing shopping the -500 and -600 models.

Nov 2, 2023 · Boeing’s work and development surrounding future variants in the Boeing 747 family wouldn’t stop at just the 747-500X, -600X and -700X, with a further round of concept studies unveiled. The more refined 747X and 747X Stretch were in direct response towards the growing anticipation of Airbus’ widebody study, the A3XX.

In September of 1996, Boeing needed a new big aircraft to compete with Airbus’ new A3XX project (revealed to be the A380 half a decade later). Their new design? A super jumbo called the Boeing...

The Boeing 747 is a large, wide-body (two-aisle) airliner with four wing-mounted engines. Its wings have a high sweep angle of 37.5° for a fast, efficient cruise speed [21] of Mach 0.84 to 0.88, depending on the variant. The sweep also reduces the …

Jan 10, 2020 · When Boeing heard rumors that Airbus was cooking up some sort of double-deck aircraft, they decided to speak to airlines about a possible stretch version of the Boeing 747. They created two versions: The Boeing 747X - 430 passengers over …

This site is all about the Boeing 747 from the early history of the 747-100 to the current 747-8i and the experimental planes.