There's no doubt that poor sales for the 747-8 contributed to this decision, but what else led to Boeing's decision ... GEnx engines and redesigned wings that boosted the plane's fuel efficiency ...

Passengers traveling in premium cabins aboard Lufthansa's Boeing 747-8 might soon be in for a treat. The airline announced it ...

There were no ill effects, as it turned out, so Boeing designed the new 747-300 with a longer upper ... in front of and below their swept-back wings. The landing gear is in exactly the same ...

Credit: NASA For a glider, which has no forward propulsion of its own, minimizing drag is a must. Hence, high aspect ratio wings are very ... The original Boeing 747 achieved a L/D ratio of ...

There is no comparison ... the designation “Boeing 747” has been applied to 18 versions of the airplane—some very different in appearance and function. The wings have been lengthened ...