World-leading aircraft engine designer RTX’s Pratt & Whitney is set to showcase a Boeing 747SP test bed aircraft at this year ...

Pratt & Whitney's 747SP flying test bed will headline EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025 in celebration of the company's 100th ...

The showcase is in celebration of Pratt & Whitney’s 100th anniversary, as the company began in 225 with the R-1340 Wasp ...

Before the Boeing 747 was discontinued in 2023, it built a number of variants for the aircraft to suit a variety of needs. One such derivative was the 747SP (Special Performance). This version ...

Evidently, someone at Boeing did. This is the story of the 747SP. But to understand why Boeing even considered down-sizing the world's largest airliner, we need to understand what the commercial ...

NASA's Boeing 747SP-based Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) flying telescope will be retired this year. SOFIA is the latest and largest generation of NASA's infrared ...

As announced earlier in 2022, with the end of this fiscal year, NASA retired, on September 30, 2022, its Boeing 747SP Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). The aircraft ...

NASA’s Boeing 747SP flying telescope platform is called SOFIA, which stands for Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. [Courtesy: NASA] NASA’s one-of-a-kind, modified Boeing 747SP ...

Telescopes come in all shapes and sizes, depending on use, and can be placed anywhere, from facilities down here on Earth to floating free, millions of miles away from our planet. But if they’re ...

The aircraft’s appearance is part of Pratt & Whitney’s global centennial celebration, commemorating 100 years since its ...

The Boeing 747SP (for special performance) is a shortened version of the 747 airliner that features a longer range than its full-sized counterpart and is powered by four Pratt & Whitney JT9D engines.