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The carbon-fiber aircraft could perform such feats of aeronautical endurance while running solely on renewable energy and batteries because of a 236-foot (72-meter) wingspan—comparable to a Boeing 747 jumbo jet’s wings—covered with more than 17,000 solar cells.
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Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
The company revolutionized air travel with the 747 jumbo jet in the 1960s and played a key role in the Space Race.
—John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2012, the space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a jumbo jet, sailed over the New York City skyline on its final flight before going on display as part of the USS Intrepid Museum.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The world’s largest operating steam locomotive will chug through Northern California next month, its glossy black front emitting bursts of steam and its frame stretching more than half the length of a jumbo jet.
—Brooke Park, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026
Imagine a chainsaw at full gas or a jumbo jet taking off.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
Others suggested the training facility was prompted by Qatar’s gift to Trump of a $400 million jumbo jet to use as Air Force One, though the possibility of a training agreement predated the gift.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
In May, Trump stopped in Qatar during his trip to the Persian Gulf, celebrating a $1.2 trillion economic commitment and accepting a $400 million luxury Boeing jumbo jet as a temporary replacement for Air Force One.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Senior editor covering aerospace and defense The president may be thirsting for a new four-engine jumbo jet, but many governments and royal families are unloading their fuel-guzzling palaces in the sky.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 13 May 2026
The company revolutionized air travel with the 747 jumbo jet in the 1960s and played a key role in the Space Race.
—John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
In 2012, the space shuttle Enterprise, mounted atop a jumbo jet, sailed over the New York City skyline on its final flight before going on display as part of the USS Intrepid Museum.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The world’s largest operating steam locomotive will chug through Northern California next month, its glossy black front emitting bursts of steam and its frame stretching more than half the length of a jumbo jet.
—Brooke Park, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Mar. 2026
Imagine a chainsaw at full gas or a jumbo jet taking off.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
Others suggested the training facility was prompted by Qatar’s gift to Trump of a $400 million jumbo jet to use as Air Force One, though the possibility of a training agreement predated the gift.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
In May, Trump stopped in Qatar during his trip to the Persian Gulf, celebrating a $1.2 trillion economic commitment and accepting a $400 million luxury Boeing jumbo jet as a temporary replacement for Air Force One.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 11 Sep. 2025
Senior editor covering aerospace and defense The president may be thirsting for a new four-engine jumbo jet, but many governments and royal families are unloading their fuel-guzzling palaces in the sky.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
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