Wednesday, 01 February 2023 01:39

WYNN - The End Of The Queen Of The Skies

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SW small Logo Since 1968 the Boeing 747 has been the Queen Of The Skies passenger plane.  A gigantic wide bodied plane that changed many things about long distance flying with its huge size and distinctive front hump design.  Boeing will not make anymore of them.

They made about 1,600 over the years and it fought off others who tried to challenge it, like the Lockheed L-1011 and the McDonnell Douglas DC-10.  It had a great safety record as well, plus it was so "American."   It will be replaced by the 777, The Dreamliners,  and others, as far as new production is concerned.  It dominated the skies for a half a century as the best wide bodied passenger plane on earth.

It was a mighty aircraft too, and for those who don't remember the NASA Space Shuttle Program - they used to fly the Shuttle back to Florida from California once in a while strappedon THE BACK OF A 747!!  Can you imagine being that pilot?

How Cool Is THAT?

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Here is a cool article about it.

Why They Stopped Making The 747

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