The wacky afterlife of the Boeing 747: Wedding venue, film set, cockpit capers - the much-loved jumbo jet is still in business
Nicknamed The Queen Of The Skies, Boeing’s beast first took off in ... Dan Chang and two friends rescued an original BA 747 ...
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'I stayed in a Boeing 747 hotel and got to sleep in the cockpit with sole access to the first class cabin'
“As people interested in planes, it was just exciting to even get to see inside a Boeing 747 because they're so rarely used for passengers these days. Getting to sleep in the cockpit was great.
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Why Boeing 747s have a hump in front
However, that excitement got Boeing to thinking: its 747 might not be ideal for commercial ... But there was just one problem: the cockpit was located over the nose. So, it was moved to the ...
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Amazing Boeing 747 plane hotel with cockpit bedroom and reasonable price tag
A couple were blown away by a Boeing 747 converted into a hotel ... For Annabelle and Joel, indulging in the prized cockpit suite for £200 was a chance they couldn't resist, declaring the ...
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What it's like inside a converted Boeing 747 airplane hotel
It has 33 rooms and 76 beds. Guests can choose from the engine rooms — which are converted under the wings, to hostel-style beds, single rooms and the cockpit suite. Booking the cockpit Suite ...
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FAREWELL TO THE BOEING 747
As planned by Boeing, the 747 was long popular with cargo operators thanks to its unobstructed fuselage and vast capacity. It could take off with a payload of up to 970,000lbs.
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"We spent the night in a plane hotel and got to sleep in a Boeing 747 cockpit"
A couple of plane spotters spent the night in a plane hotel - and got to sleep in the cockpit of a Boeing 747 aircraft. Annabelle Green, 20, and her boyfriend Joel Simons, 21, are both avid plane ...