The last Boeing 747 to ever be produced traced the shape of a crown in the sky as she made her maiden flight
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Taking off at 7.49 a.m. from Everett, according to the flight tracker FlightAware, the jumbo tacked southeast and then eastwards before starting the maneuver about half an hour in, tracing the crown and the"747" in the air over Washington State, southwest of Spokane. The sharp angles of the number four were particularly tricky, he said."It was a little bit more challenging to make it look sharp and keep those parallel edges on there, especially when the computer was planning it out.
The team initially had the idea of writing"forever incredible" in the sky, but"it would have taken more time and area than we had." Then an employee had a lightbulb moment: they should draw a crown. The"gentle giant" took the turns smoothly, he said, and the pilots allowed themselves fistbumps on completing the maneuver. The four-strong crew were given a standing ovation by their six passengers -- Atlas Air executives -- upon landing."Every time you walk up to it, it gives you goosebumps -- it's just such a huge airplane, and so reliable in performance," he said.
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