Boeing approaches 747-500X/600X design freeze

Boeing is making final adjustments to the configuration of the 747-500X/600X as it prepares for an expected programme launch in early 1997.The changes are being made following analysis of more than 1,000h of wind-tunnel tests in Europe and the USA. Although Boeing warns that some changes can still be expected, ...

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