Source: Good News Network
50 years ago today, the first 747 aircraft was rolled out of the Boeing assembly plant before the world’s press and officials from the 26 airline companies who had ordered the Jumbo Jet. The wide-body plane could be used as either a cargo aircraft—with its distinctive upper-deck accessible through an optional front cargo door—or as a passenger jet with an upper deck used for a first–class lounge or extra seating.
Designed to transport 150 percent more people than the Boeing 707, it held the record for passenger capacity for 37 years. It exceeded critics’ expectations and as of this summer, 1,546 aircraft had been built, with 22 still on order. (1968)– Photo by Aldo Bidini, GFDL license
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