Nicknamed The Queen Of The Skies, Boeing’s beast first took off in ... Dan Chang and two friends rescued an original BA 747 cockpit and an entire upper deck business class cabin.

However, that excitement got Boeing to thinking: its 747 might not be ideal for commercial ... But there was just one problem: the cockpit was located over the nose. So, it was moved to the ...

Nicknamed The Queen Of The Skies, Boeing’s beast first took off in 1969 and made flying accessible to millions. But 50 years on the classic design was being replaced by less gas-guzzling aircraft.

Watch us try to takeoff and land a Boeing 747 at The Deck ... fitted with the UK's first real 747 simulator. The plane has its original business class seats, cockpit, and even a toilet onboard ...