Are BOEING planning a 747 with 2 ENGINES?!

i had retired from UA after 16 years as engine overhaul technician. why even go back to 747 airframe by stretching the 777's fuselage circumference 20 ft at front and the rear of the CG. 777 PW4090 engine is more than enough thrust to boost the extra weight. by add more wing surface to get more lift. i would have the engineer redesign the airfoil for the added wing surface. let call the new 777-400A.

747 was born out of a failed bid to provide a freighter for the US Army. They lost to C5, so they had to find another use for it. This is the reason for the hump

No, the tooling has been decommissioned.

A 747 (with newer high-lift, low-drag wings and a lighter fuselage potentially could have 2, 3 & 5 engine options (tail-engine), longer second deck and less fuel capacity to compete with A380. Emirates is not enough of a market by themselves. But it might open Emirates up to a second hub. And it could be surprisingly popular for direct-flight airlines for holiday capacity, international routes and modified hybrid (with and w/o hub airports) business models.

The 737 is an airframe I wish airlines would stop using for passenger service. The diameter of the fuselage is too narrow. It bends inward starting where window passengers' shoulders touch the inner skin, stealing shoulder space from aisle seats (making passengers lean into the aisle to get away from middle-seat passengers, and especially cramped middle seats whose passengers are doubly cramped on both sides. Boeing should be looking to expand capacity of 757 airframes.

Airbus 2 engine wide body is also the reason why Boeing built the 757. it had the capacity and range to compete with the A300 and A320 but it didn't sell as well as they hoped. the Triple 7 is by far a better performing aircraft and I think that is good for Boeing. I have never been on the 777 but I have flown on the 787 and I enjoyed that flight. big plane and my best experience ever. I got off that plane in Dallas in less than a minute and it was not an Emergency landing. Double Aisles Sure was a huge help.

Actually the Airbus A-380 is know as a super Jumbo but it never got the numbers sold as the 747 because of its massive size. it is also very sophisticated in computer controls and there are not a lot of pilots certified to fly the A380. The 747 of course has way more pilots certified to fly it. Although I hear it is making a comeback so the last one rolling of the line may be short lived. I am betting Boeing realized they made a mistake cancelling the Queen of the Skies. I hope they don't redo the engine and make it a 2 engine. it need to keep the iconic 4 engine design, they can give it a more efficient engine there are certainly more efficient engines. the Trent 900D for example from Rolls Royce. It would be a shame to see a 2 engine version of it and it would not be a TRUE 747

YES it would be possible to make a 747 with only 2 engines. All they would have to do is outfit it with the most powerful engine ever created and that is the GE 9X.

During testing they actually bolted one on to a 747 and flew the plane, shut off the 3 smaller engines and it had enough thrust to keep the 747 in the air on just that one engine.
The GE9X’s achievement breaks the record held by GE’s GE90-115B engine of 127,900 lbs of thrust, which was set in 2002.

Why two, let’s go one tail monster engine 😂

Re-engine the venerable DC3 aircraft?

I believe so. For Cargo it makes sense. I thought the A380 would be perfect for that, but apparently the economics don’t work out.

It's not a 747 if it only has two engines.

As a Twin jet it will look quite Clunky to see a double deck aircraft flying looking it loosed the other 2 engines, easy to make a 4 engines more efficient and economical

The 747 is the most safer aircraft ever built , with just 2 engines , any problems at takeoff and landing,and a possible shutdown of engines during flight ,I doubt just 2 engines will do the same thing as 4 engines does , instead of of trying to build with 2 engines why not build a 4 engines more efficiently and economically back ,the passengers would love to be back in the comfortable of a 4 engines safer , let’s do a review,99% will be at the 4 engines side than the 2 engines

This is not impossible. The 747 was designed in the 60's and it was over engineered, the wings could handle a lot of load. the 747 inner engine mounting point (close to the fuselage) is nearly as high as 777, so there wont be any drama similar to 737. Changing the engines hopefully will retain balance and stability we dont want MD-11 stability issues on poor weather landing and 737-Max dependence on automation for stability.

Your 'background' info is, like many of these vlogs, just wrong. The Jumbo jet was only the name for the 747. DC10s and Tri-Stars didn't even figure. I like your vlog, and the way you deliver info. Please don't risk generalised comments through lack of knowledge and/or hearsay.

I have a feeling that the New Engine will be fitted onto a replacement for the B-52. The present B-52 has 8 gas hungry Pratt&Whitney jet engines. Two modern jets engines could do the job now.

Boeing has economies of scale mastered. Tooling paid for. Not unlike using an old rocket design rather than a new one. Proven reliability is currency. That’s why there are many more aircraft designs than engines. Concentration of reliable technology is important

Are Boeing??? someone needs to work on their English, the proper title would be. "is Boeing planning......not are Boeing.

The 747 does not need to make it as a large passenger jet. It has another ace up its sleeve being an exceptional cargo carrier and the only cargo plane that can flip up its nose for ultra large cargo.

I can not find a 2-engine 747 anywhere on Boeing's site.

Well well you were right! 747 re intro is coming

As a frequent flyer I want to get out of an aircraft and walk around. Dubai is the best place! 6hrs to Dubai, maybe 7 hrs to my destination!!! I don't want to fly in eco for 12-14 hrs. I'm not crazy!!!!! Rhat's because Emirates works! Look for the needs of the clients, not for pseudo aircraft productions needs!!!
In 2013 I was flying from Dubai via Australia 🤑🤑🤑😤to Auckland. Never again. Next time I will fly Dubai direct to Auckland, NO MATTER WHAT'S THE COST. NEVER again Stop in Australia again. Greatest suck ever in my life!!!

Otro Max???!!!!!😬

I think the CEO of Boeing said they were planning a 747 Twin jet airliner.

Is it possible retrofit 747s with 2 engines as freighters? Also in a freighter role would efficient shroudless engines be optimal since noise reduction is not as important?

I think like the US air force keeping the 8 engines on the B52, they are going to have to keep 4 on the 747 to advoid any major redesign of the plane

A lot of native English speakers make this mistake, too. The title should be "Is Boeing ..." because Boeing is a single entity.

New rolls for a c5 upgrade

Absolutely...
Boeing has the best marketing strategy. Base price never includes all the necessary sensors or engines or whatever else. Wanna live - you buy the necessary sensors, you buy the necessary engines. Wanna risk it - go for the base model. It's designed to fly most of the time, bit it most certainly is also designed to crash - crashes help sell the extra sensors, engines, etc. Republican Capitalism.

I architected Atlas Airlines disaster recovery plans. After the project they gave me one of those model Atlas Air aircraft... The wing was broken, they wanted to replace it but it was just too perfect.

Even if the are it would NOT be a 747 anymore, would it??

It would be difficult to convert a 747 to use modern high bypass engines. The mess with the 737 max is proof of that. To compete w airbus high efficiency jets they wanted to put a larger, high bypass engine on the max. That required putting the engines higher on the wing ( if mounted where orignal engine was would hit the ground). That required rethinking the flight comtrol systems since the aerodynamics are very different.


Would be same thing with the 747 to use the newer engines.

The 747-400 is much nicer with 4 engines. Of course a cost effective re-enginening would be appreciated. Indoor new structures would be more interesting. Turn down the number of seats and create new activities for the guests seems more interesting. What was nicer than a « Virgin Atlantic » 747-400 getting reading for takeoff!

Is Boeing*

No, they are not. And as an airline pilot you know its crap from a crap creator.

The Rolls Royce engine may not be strictly for Boeing. There's been talks (since shortly after her destruction) that the Antonov AN-225 may be rebuilt using her sister's unfinished frame. Engines are one of those things missing for the frame. They'd also be updating the tech in her to modern standards, and due to her size and weight carrying capacity, new and more powerful engines would be something that they'd look into

I’m not an aircraft engineer but why don’t they have two of engines electric and use the fuel engines to power them. The engines provide electrical power to the aircraft maybe they are able to produce enough power for the electric ones, something alone the line a diesel electric train. I guess to it would also depend on how much thrust you could get from these electric engines. The F-35 lift fan comes to mind.

You mus have meant 'is boeing' in the title.

I don’t know why he does not know about this or he’s pretending but ,airbus & Boeing has something else in mind, Airbus’s MAVERIC Blended wing along with Boeings X-48C he needs to get head on that .🎉 that’s why they r building much larger Fan engines 😊

Nostalgic nonsense, the 777-9 replaced the 747 with two engines and the 777-8F replacing the 747-8F.

The roll royce will power the new Antonov 225

Another dodgy 2 engine airliner?

The US DoD is asking for large flying-wing aircraft that can serve as tankers and military freighters. Almost all concept renderings of flying wings that are airliner size show the engines on the roof, not hanging under the wings. This engine location is not beholden to the same form factor issues of under-wing designs.
If DoD actually gets a flying wing, then industry will likely follow. Remember that the 747 was actually the losing bid to the USAF C-5 Galaxy.

Are BOEING planning???? Did you pass English class in elementary school?

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composite twin engine 380 replacement

I was on a 747 once and the number 1 engine gave out. The captain assured us we'd be fine but the flight would take an extra hour.
Later the number 4 engine died. The captain said he was experienced and could still make the trip but it would take another two hours. A freak lightning strike took out the number 3 engine, but the captain assured us that we could still make it to the destination on one engine. It would just take us an extra 5 hours.
I turned to the guy next to me and said, "I hope nothing happens to that last engine. We'll be up here all day."

BAD idea !!!!!!!! Don't worry, after Trump gets back to office, we're going to drill baby drill !!!!!!!

It does have the pylons for it but the wheels base would need tog et higher so kind fo pointless.