For the Boeing 747, under ideal conditions, the aircraft must reach a speed of 184 mph to take off. Cruising speed is the ...
The jet stream is like a river of west-to-east winds in the upper atmosphere. Airplanes use it like a highway.
A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter, one of the largest cargo planes in the world, mistakenly landed at a tiny Kansas Airport last night. Now will have to take off from a runway that's significantly shorter ...