Tag: Clipper

27Feb

By Alya KulikovaNo Comments

History

Juan Trippe: The Man Who Built Pan Am

Today, Juan Trippe is known for a number of things. Primarily, this is for being the driving force behind Pan Am for almost 40 years, but also, for being the guy who helped to create the 747! According to most aviation historians, Trippe is regarded as being one of the fathers of the American airline industry. This is alongside people like Eddie Rickenbacker, Jack Frye and Pat Patterson. Due to this, Trippe has been immortalized in a number of aviation movies, including Martin Scorsese's The Aviator and Pat O'Brien's The China Clipper. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Early Life Juan Terry Trippe was born on June 27, 1899 to Charles and Lucy Trippe. His mother was a homemaker, whilst his father was a New York-based investment banker and stockb...

Boeing C-40 Clipper: The Best Military Skytrain?

10Oct

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Aircraft Digest

Boeing C-40 Clipper: The Best Military Skytrain?

Throughout the years, Boeing has made some of the best military transport aircraft in history. Among them is the Boeing C-40 Clipper, currently used by the USAF, USN and even the USMC! To date, 28 Boeing C-40s have been built (with only the US Navy C-40s being referred to as "Clippers") and all have been used for over a year by their respective militaries. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pre-Boeing C-40 Throughout the Cold War, Boeing and McDonnell Douglas had consistently made "flying offices" for the US military. This was usually done through a militarized variant of one of their civilian airliners. For the US Navy, McDonnell Douglas had used their DC-9 short-haul airliner. This aircraft was designated as the McDonnel Douglas C-9 Skytrain ...