Boeing’s 747, the original and arguably most aesthetic “Jumbo Jet,” revolutionized air travel only to see its more than five-decade reign as “Queen of the Skies” ended by more efficient twinjet planes.
Designed in the late 1960s to meet the demand for mass travel, the world’s first twin-aisle wide-body jetliner’s nose and upper deck became the world’s most luxurious club above the clouds.
“Prior to the 747 your average family couldn’t fly from the US to Europe affordably,” Smith told Reuters. As a Pan Am flight attendant, Linda Freier served passengers ranging from Michael Jackson to Mother Teresa.“It was an incredible diversity of passengers. People who were well dressed and people who had very little and spent everything they had on that ticket,” Freier said.When the first 747 took off from New York on Jan 22, 1970, after a delay due to an engine glitch, it more than doubled plane capacity to 350-400 seats, in turn reshaping airport design.
Allen put legendary engineer Joe Sutter in charge. It took only 28 months for Sutter’s team known as “The Incredibles” to develop the 747 before the first flight on Feb. 9, 1969. “The 747 is the most beautiful and easy plane to land … It’s just like landing an armchair,” said Dickinson, who also chairs aviation maintenance firm Caerdav.The same swell of innovation that got the 747 off the ground has spelled its end, as advances made it possible for dual-engine jets to replicate its range and capacity at a lower cost.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Novak Djokovic shrugs off dad drama to reach 10th Australian Open finalMELBOURNE—-Novak Djokovic shrugged off controversy involving his father to reach a record-extending 10th Australian Open final on Friday and set up a blockbuster decider with Greek trailblazer
Read more »
PH to send fact-finding team to assess more than 200 welfare cases in KuwaitMANILA, Philippines — The government will send a fact-finding team to Kuwait in order to assess welfare cases among distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFW), said the Department of Migrant Workers
Read more »
Is the world about to ignite World War III?MSOpinion Is the world about to ignite World War III? “Knowing the psychological thinking of the West, it seems the West are eager to send their weapons to Ukraine as if to taunt Putin to engage in stiffer conflict
Read more »
North Korea calls US pledge of tanks to Ukraine ‘unethical crime’North Korea on Sunday criticized for a second day a U.S. decision to send tanks to Ukraine, calling it an “unethical crime” aimed at perpetuating an unstable international situation. | Reuters
Read more »
Ople to deploy fact-finding team to KuwaitTHE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) will send a fact-finding team to Kuwait to assess the performance of its Migrant Workers Office (MWO), formerly known as Philippine Overseas...
Read more »
North Korea condemns US decision to send tanks to UkraineSEOUL — North Korea has slammed Washington&039;s decision to supply Ukraine with tanks, claiming the US is "further expanding the proxy war" to destroy Russia. Earlier this week, US
Read more »