Northwest Airlines Flight 85 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in the United States to Narita International Airport in Japan.

By 1980, Northwest has started to swap in the newer, more-capable 747-200 (as well as a handful of all-cargo models), and would later go on to be the launch customer for the extended 747-400 – which we’ll cover in a separate entry.

Boeing’s steady improvement of the 747 jumbo jet through the 1970s, and Pratt & Whitney’s refinement of their JT9D turbofan, gave better and better range, reliability, and uplift capability.

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Mar 3, 2023 · The pre-9/11 map of 747 services shows how well NWA had tuned its operation to flow massive amounts of traffic through its key hubs. While Airbus equipment was starting to fill in on lower-density services, this is the 747’s high point.

N661US is an aircraft that was built by Boeing as the prototype of the Boeing 747-400, a modernized version of the Boeing 747. The plane rolled off the assembly line on January 26, 1988, and had its first flight on April 29, 1988.

Northwest Airlines Flight 85, a Boeing 747-400, experienced a lower rudder hardover during cruise flight at FL350 over the Bering Sea. The 4 flight crew members, 14 flight attendants, and the 386 passengers, were not injured.

Oct 7, 2020 · When I came across N642NW, a Northwest 747-200, I thought her history was pretty interesting and worth sharing. I have decided to name this classic beauty Madison for two main reasons. During my trip (explained above), I flew from Seattle to Minneapolis to visit my uncles and we spent some time in Madison, WI.

Northwest Airlines Boeing 747-212B, N641NW, is shown at Los Angeles International Airport in September 1997 wearing the carrier's 1989-introduced updated livery.

The Boeing 747-400 is a long-range wide-bodied aircraft that first saw service with Northwest Airlines in the early 1990's. It is powered by four Pratt & Whitney PW4062 engines with a thrust rating of 60,000 lbs of thrust per engine.