Vize, who called the flight "very emotional," said that the idea "came at the last minute." "The computer couldn't do them that tight, so we had to improvise, and it turned out great," he said. The aircraft landed at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport at 5.51pm.Ĭaptain Tom Vize, Atlas Air's 747 fleet captain, who flew the plane alongside Captain Joe Masone, told CNN some of the maneuvers were so tricky that the computer had refused to plot them. The aerial ballet took around two and a half hours. It was performed at an altitude of just under 18,000 feet, at speeds of around 180-390 mph, according to FlightAware. Taking off at 7.49 am from Everett, according to the flight tracker FlightAware, the jumbo tacked southeast and then eastwards before starting the maneuver about half an hour in, tracing the crown and the "747" in the air over Washington State, southwest of Spokane. The special flight plan had been shared in advance by John Dietrich, Atlas CEO, at the handover ceremony. The aircraft left Boeing's plant in Everett, Washington, and flew to Cincinnati the following day.ĭuring the seven-hour flight, the pilots took the chance to "draw" the crown in the sky, along with a "747" nested within the shape. The last Boeing 747 to ever be produced traced the shape of a crown in the sky as she made her maiden flight.Ĭargo operator Atlas Air took delivery of the jumbo jet on Tuesday. For decades she's been dubbed "queen of the skies" and now it's official.
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