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Boeing 747-300: The Least Successful 747 Ever Built!

13Mar

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Aircraft Digest

Boeing 747-300: The Least Successful 747 Ever Built!

Today, many people remember the Boeing 747-300 for being the least successful of all the 747s which follow the 747-XXX designation. So what made it so different from the other 747s, that made it so unsuccessful? When the 747-300 was introduced in 1983, it was by far the largest passenger jet of its time. It would remain as this until the 747-400 was introduced in February 1989. Chances are that if you flew on a 747 in the mid-1980's, it was probably a 747-300! (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Boeing 747-300 During WWII, both the British and the Germans had invented their own jet engines. Beyond just inventing their own jet engine, the British had also developed their own jet fighter, the Gloster Meteor. Following the war, jet engin...

24Feb

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Aircraft Digest

Boeing 747-100: The First Jumbo Jet

If you were to ask any avgeek to name the most iconic jet airliner of the 20th century, they'd probably respond with "747". This is mostly due to the first 747, the Boeing 747-100. When it was released in 1970, the 747-100 was the largest passenger jet in the world. The 747-100 itself would be replaced by the 747-200, and then the 747-300, before being replaced by the 747-400, and most recently the 747-8. Chances are that if you flew on a 747 prior to 1975, it was probably a 747-100... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Boeing 747-100 Throughout the 1950's, aircraft manufacturers raced to produce the world's first jet airliner. This was accomplished by Britain's de Havilland Aircraft Company in 1952, with their DH106 Comet airliner. Am...

28Oct

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Aircraft Digest

Boeing 747SP: The Shortest 747 Variant

For the most part, nobody ever talks about the Boeing 747SP, the shortest variant of the famous Boeing 747. The aircraft only sold 45 copies, making it the rarest 747 ever built, but was it a failure? The introduction of the 747SP was inspired by Douglas' (and later McDonnel Douglas') DC-10 and MD-11, and later Lockheed's famed commercial failure, the Lockheed L-1011 TriStar. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-747SP Boeing had released their 747-100 aircraft in January 1970. At the time, the aircraft was the largest airliner ever built, and drew crowds no matter what the route, and netted the airlines profits like they'd never seen before! Within a couple of years, Boeing had delivered over 200 copies of the aircraft. In the hopes of making ...