747: The Jumbo Revolution
Detailed history of the design and manufacture of the iconic Boeing 747, which was developed as an inferior sibling to Boeing's preferred option, the Super-Sonic Transport. The financial stress that Boeing faced almost put it out ...
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"These days it is all about Super-Jumbos like the Airbus A380 or the Dreamliner which is really the Boeing 787. This documentary is about the Boeing 747 jumbo jet from its incredibly short development time at the behest of Juan Trippe of Pan Am who originally wanted to double decker plane in the sky. The 747 was a game changer in aviation but in the Boeing factory it was supposed to have played second fiddle to their supersonic project which was eventually abandoned. In the 1960s Boeing gambled their entire wealth for this revolutionary plane that simply could not fail or the firm would go b..."
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Detailed history of the design and manufacture of the iconic Boeing 747, which was developed as an inferior sibling to Boeing's preferred option, the Super-Sonic Transport. The financial stress that Boeing faced almost put it out ...