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N747GE is a Boeing 747 aircraft that was used by General Electric Aircraft Engines as a testbed for several of the company's jet engines between 1992 and 2017, including the General Electric GE90 for the Boeing 777, at the time, the world's largest jet engine.

History
Service with Pan Am in May 1973 The Boeing 747-121 rolled off of Boeing's assembly line in 1969 as the 25th Boeing 747 constructed. Originally registered as N744PA, the aircraft was delivered to Pan Am. N744PA remained under the ownership of Pan Am until 1991, when the airline entered bankruptcy. The aircraft was first named Clipper Star of the Union when delivered to Pan Am in 1970 and operated with that name until 1982 when it was renamed to Clipper Ocean Spray. in 2020. The final flight of the aircraft occurred on November 15, 2018, when the aircraft departed from GE's test center Victorville and landed at Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, to be donated to the Pima Air & Space Museum, where it has been placed on display. Throughout its life, the aircraft flew approximately 90,000 hours and 19,251 cycles, including 3,916 hours testing various engines. == See also ==
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