The Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminum) semimonocoque construction, a …

Dec 8, 2023 · In the twenty-first century, large jet airliners such as the Boeing 747, 777, and 787 dominate passenger air travel, flying from Seattle to New York nonstop in five hours or less. In …

Jan 18, 2023 · Crewmembers of a United Air Lines Boeing 247 admire their sleek new aircraft. Modern as it was, the 247 was quickly eclipsed by the Douglas DC-3 in part because the …

Feb 8, 2023 · A 247 that flew United Air Lines Trip 23, from Cleveland, Ohio, to Chicago, Illinois, is considered the first commercial airliner to be the victim of sabotage. While just south of …

The Boeing 247 is considered to be the first modern airliner. Its sleek, low-wing, all-metal, retractable-gear, twin-engine design marked the beginning of a new era in air transport.

The 10-passenger Boeing 247, introduced in 1933, was the first "modern" all-metal airplane designed for passenger service. The twin engine, low-wing monoplane superseded the slow, …

(see Boeing Company), produced its Model 247, an all-metal, twin-engine, low-wing monoplane first flown in 1933 and regarded as the first “modern” airliner. Although the aircraft was sought …

The Boeing 247 was an advanced plane. The design was taken from the Boeing Monomail (Models 200, 221, 221A) and the B-9 bomber. The Boeing 247 was faster than the Boeing P …

8 February 1933: Boeing test pilot Leslie R. (“Les”) Tower and United Air Lines Captain Louis C. Goldsmith made the first flight of the Boeing Model 247, NX13300, a twin-engine airline …

Sep 11, 2019 · The first Boeing 247 was introduced in May 1933, only a few months later. It’s not often that an airliner is faster than the leading fighter jet of the day. However, when it was …