Boeing 747-200: The Most Versatile 747 Ever Built!
Today, the 747 is regarded by as being one of the most iconic airliners ever built. This is mostly thanks to the Boeing 747-200, which was the most successful 747 variant until the introduction of the 747-400 over 15 years later!
When the 747-200 was introduced by Boeing in 1971, it was the largest passenger jet of its time. It beat its predecessor, the Boeing 747-100, by a matter of meters.
Chances are, that if you flew on the 747 on a transpacific route in the 1970's and early 1980's, you flew on the Boeing 747-200!
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Pre-Boeing 747-200
In 1952, British aircraft manufacturer de Havilland created the first jet airliner, the DH106 Comet. Over the rest of the decade, other jet airliners would be introduced, such ...