Boeing 747-AAC (Airborne Aircraft Carrier) was a proposed Boeing aircraft designed to be an airborne aircraft carrier. It was a variant of the Boeing 747 and a concept which never made it …

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One (N905NA) is a 747-100 model, while the other …

Sep 8, 2020 · In the 1970s, Boeing worked on a project that would have turned jumbo jets into flying aircraft carriers. The Airborne Aircraft Carrier project involved converting the Boeing 747, …

Jan 9, 2023 · For the 747 airborne aircraft carrier (AAC) concept it would carry ten micro fighters in a stacked configuration. The plane would be powerful enough to carry not only the fighters …

The U.S. Air Force collaborated with Boeing to convert its 747 into an aircraft carrier, but it was outpaced by the seaborne carriers used today.

Feb 16, 2023 · From launching spacecraft to flying aircraft carriers, AeroTime looks at some of the strangest – and eventually scrapped – Boeing 747 modification proposals.

Sep 17, 2020 · What was the Boeing 747 Airborne Aircraft Carrier? Back in the 1970s, Boeing was approached by the USAF to design and build a special aircraft capable of carrying up to …

The Boeing concept was highly ambitious, envisioning a 747-200 class jetliner as an "airborne aircraft carrier (AAC)" with a complement of ten "microfighters".

Sep 24, 2014 · NASA’s modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the Space Shuttle Endeavour on top lifts off to begin its ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Mar 6, 2025 · Explore the ambitious vision of turning a Boeing 747 into an airborne aircraft carrier, as conceived by the U.S. Air Force in the 1970s. This video explains the mechanics of …