For the Boeing 747, under ideal conditions, the aircraft must reach a speed of 184 mph to take off. Cruising speed is the speed the aircraft can reach and sustain for extended periods. As the ...
A Boeing 747 plane carrying 468 passengers was forced to make an emergency landing after the engine caught fire during take-off in Indonesia ...
The Boeing 747 Pan Am flight from JFK to London Heathrow ... On the outbound journey, the original plane developed engine problems shortly before take-off and a replacement plane had to be organized.