Boeing Takes Giant Step Toward 747F First Flight

Guy Norris (Los Angeles) December 14, 2009

Boeing’s stretched 747-8F freighter took major strides toward first flight next month with the start of the aircraft’s General Electric GEnx-2B engines for the first time on Dec. 8., followed two days later with the initiation of control input work in the cockpit by Boeing test pilots. Initial...

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