History of Boeing - Wikipedia
WEBWith three engines, it was Boeing's first plane built with the sole intention of being a passenger transport. An upgraded version, the 80A, carrying eighteen passengers, made its first flight in September 1929.
Boeing 247 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminum) semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing, and retractable landing gear.
Boeing 707 | Description, Background, History, & Facts
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Boeing 707, the first successful commercial passenger jetliner. The mid- to long-range narrow-body four-engine aircraft with a swept-wing design was developed and manufactured by the Boeing Company and was credited with inaugurating the jet age in commercial travel.
Boeing 707 - Wikipedia
WEBThe Boeing 707 is an early American long-range narrow-body airliner, the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype first flown in 1954, the initial 707-120 first flew on December 20, 1957. Pan Am began regular 707 service on October 26, 1958.
Boeing 247D: Pioneer of Passenger Air Travel - HistoryLink.org
WEBDec 8, 2023 · On April 5, 1933, less than two months after the first flight, the Boeing 247 entered service and made its inaugural commercial flight, a round trip between Seattle and Portland with a full complement of 10 passengers each way.
The Evolution of the Commercial Airliner - National Air and Space Museum
WEBThe first aircraft produced under these terms was the Boeing 247 in 1933, the world's first modern airliner. It could carry 10 passengers, fly 50 percent faster than the Ford Tri-Motor, and cross the country in less than 20 hours.
Nine Decades Since Its First Flight: The Story Of The Boeing 247
WEBFeb 8, 2023 · Considered by many to be the first modern passenger airliner, the Boeing Model 247 helped commence the era of speed, safety, and comfort in commercial air travel.
Boeing 247-D - National Air and Space Museum
WEBBoeing 247-D. The world’s first modern airliner, the Boeing 247 revolutionized air transportation when it entered service with United Air Lines in 1933. With its sleek, low-wing, all-metal construction; retractable landing gear; and supercharged, air-cooled engines, the Boeing 247 was 50 percent faster than its competitors.
Boeing 707: The aircraft that changed the way we fly - BBC
WEBOct 20, 2014 · Boeing was first into the air with its 367-80, or ‘Dash 80’, the prototype of the 707 which made its maiden flight in July 1954. Powered by a version of the same Pratt & Whitney turbojets...
The Flight That Changed Everything | Smithsonian
WEBAn Army band on the tarmac at New York’s Idlewild Airport serenaded passengers as they boarded the Pan Am Clipper America for its maiden transatlantic flight on October 26, 1958—only 10...
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