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 ...

That means have it full of fuel and cargo up to its takeoff weight limit: 975,000 pounds—308,000 pounds of that is the 747-8’s payload capacity. 3. They took off the set of brakes and ...

More than a half-century ago, Boeing unveiled the 747, a massive and striking airplane ... in the design of the plane continues to pay off. “That nose-loading capability is going to serve ...