GE Aerospace 747 flying test bed makes appearance over Plattsburgh, Champlain Islands

Did you see some strange planes flying overhead in Plattsburgh and the Champlain Islands? It turns out that they were part of a planned test flight to take aerial photography.
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New inside look at GE Aerospace’s '747 flying laboratory' at CVG

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - GE Aerospace is offering a rare look inside its 747 flying laboratory, a specialized aircraft used to test jet engines in real-world flight conditions. The flying laboratory is ...
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Here’s how different the Boeing 747-8’s engines are compared to the 787

There are three levels of aviation geeks. The first can tell the difference between aircraft types. The second knows which engines power them—whether it’s General Electric or Rolls-Royce. And the ...