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End of an era: Boeing's final 747 jumbo jet leaves its Washington factory 53 years after 'Queen of the Skies' took its first flight, with Elon Musk among fans paying tribute to 'best aircraft ever'
After 53 years in production and 1,570 planes built, Boeing is retiring its iconic 747 jumbo jet model The final 747 jet, which will be used by a Swiss logistics company, rolled off the assembly line Tuesday night in Washington state Space entrepreneur and general aviation fan Elon Musk called the plane 'one of the best aircraft ever' For years the model was the favored carrier of the rich and famous, before becoming an ideal cargo vessel By Sophie Mann For Dailymail.Com
Published: 05:15 GMT, 9 December 2022 | Updated: 05:15 GMT, 9 December 2022
After more than half a century of production, the final Boeing 747 plane rolled off an assembly line in Washington state on Tuesday evening.
The machine will head to Atlas Air to become a cargo plane, as the Chicago-based company retires the model that was known as the Queen of the Skies.
The 747 model, distinctive for its massive size and prominent second floor bulge, became Boeing's most popular plane. Its size allowed it to be part of many iconic and revolutionary space-related projects over the years, including ferrying the space Shuttle from a landing strip in California to a launch site across the country in Florida.
Next week, Virgin Orbit's modified Boeing 747, Cosmic Girl, is set to take off after 10pm GMT Wednesday, December 14, and soar to a high altitude of around 35,000 feet.
Modern space entrepreneur Elon Musk shared in the sentimental
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