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The world’s largest twin jet, the Boeing 777 has the capacity to seat between 317 and 396 passengers in a 2 class configuration and has a range of 6,000 to 8,400 miles. With a cruising speed of 554 mph, some variations of the 777 can operate long-haul polar routes. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
📸 1/3: postcard: United Airlines, Boeing 777; c. 1995 Gift of Craig Lynes 2003.105.195 poster: United Airlines, Boeing 777; late 1990s Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.644 This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
The first Boeing aircraft to incorporate fly-by-wire controls, the 777 is also the first to use a fiber optic avionics network on a commercial airliner. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 777? #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
📸 2/3: brochure: Singapore Airlines, Boeing 777-300ER; 2014 Collection of SFO Museum 2014.076.016 advertisement: ANA (All Nippon Airways), Boeing 777-200; c. 2005 Gift of Robert Behr 2011.001.021 This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
📸 3/3: model airplane: Boeing 777; c. 1990s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 1999.061.018 a b This tweet was posted on November 03, 2021.
📸: photograph: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 707; c. 1960 Gift of the Pan Am Association 2000.058.0458.038 This tweet was posted on October 26, 2021.
Taking off from Idlewild airport in NY #onthisday in 1958, #PanAm became the first airline to inaugurate scheduled transatlantic commercial jet service on a Boeing 707. 111 passengers boarded the jetliner, named “Clipper America,” bound for Le Bourget Airport, Paris. #avgeek This tweet was posted on October 26, 2021.
📸: United Air Lines flight attendants review route map with a family aboard a Boeing 747 widebody airliner c. 1973 Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.300 R2021.0601.082 This tweet was posted on October 05, 2021.
Boeing's purpose-built plant in Everett, Washington, is the largest building in the world by volume, with a total volume of 472,370,319 cubic feet, covering a floor area of 399,480 square meters (98.3 acres). Have you ever been to the Boeing assembly plant? #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
Eastern Air Lines was the first to take delivery of the 757s in December 1982.The last 757 was produced in 2004, though they are still in service around the world. #WingWendesday #Boeing This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
📸 1/2: model airplane: United Airlines, Boeing 757-500; 1990s Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.750 a b postcard: LTE International Airways, Boeing 757-200; 1980s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.0961 This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
📸 2/2: brochure: Boeing 757; c. 2000 Gift of the Paul H. Kowalewski Collection 2011.126.601 model airplane: Eastern Air Lines, Boeing 757; c. 2000 Anonymous gift 2016.100.019 a b This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
#OnThisDay in 1968, the first 747 rolled out of Boeing's Everett, Washington plant. The plant was completed in 1967, and within it, a large group of Boeing employees nicknamed "The Incredibles" built the first 747-100. #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
In production for forty years, over 1,200 Boeing 767s have been built. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
The Boeing 767 took off on its maiden flight on September 26, 1981, and was introduced into service with United Airlines a year later on September 8, 1982. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
📸1/2: photograph: Boeing 747-100 prototype; c. 1969 Gift of Barbara Johnson in Memory of Arnol Johnson 1997.56.035 photograph: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747-100 construction; late 1960s Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family 2012.149.0877 This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
📸2/2: promotional print: Boeing 747 prototype first flight; 1969 Anonymous gift 2016.115.031 brochure: Boeing Company Tour Center, Everett, Washington; c. 2002 Gift of David Armstrong Abercrombie 2015.032.318 a b This tweet was posted on September 30, 2021.
During the 1980s, @Qantas purchased 6 Boeing 767-200ERs (ER for extra range) and 41 767-300ERs, which proved ideal for the carrier’s expansion into the Asian market. The spacious, comfortable, widebody airliners proved reliable and economical to operate for Qantas. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
📸1/3: poster: Boeing 767, The appeal of a profitmaker; early 1980s Gift of the William Hough Collection 2006.010.421 poster: Boeing 767, The anatomy of a profitmaker; early 1980s Gift of the William Hough Collection 2006.010.422 This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
📸2/3: poster: Boeing 767, First Flight; early 1980s Gift of the William Hough Collection 2006.010.420 postcard: Qantas Airways, Boeing 767; late 1980s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.1315 This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
📸3/3: photograph: United Airlines, Boeing 767 on Boeing factory floor; c. 1982 Gift of United Airlines Archives 2005.015.038 This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
Following the success of its best-selling, narrow-body 727 trijet, Boeing began developing a twin engine aircraft as its successor, the 757. #WingWendesday #Boeing This tweet was posted on September 29, 2021.
The 757-200, the first variant produced, carried up to 228 passengers and had a range of approximately 3,900 nautical miles (7222 kilometers). #WingWendesday #Boeing This tweet was posted on September 29, 2021.
The 767 was the first two-engine widebody airliner to be produced by Boeing. It was designed to be a smaller widebody airliner than the 747, with a capacity for 200-300 passengers and the range for most transoceanic routes. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on September 22, 2021.
“There really wasn’t time to be scared. We were just too busy.” Our newest #blog post describes. through the career documents of Flight Attendant Jane Thoe, the actions of the crew of #PanAm World Airways Flight 845 in the first major accident involving a Boeing 747. #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 31, 2021.
The Boeing 747's massive fuselage incorporated a small upper deck, and a lower, main cabin, which was wide enough to seat ten passengers across with two aisles. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.
The first wide-body jumbo-jet to be introduced, the Boeing 747 revolutionized long-distance, transoceanic commercial aviation and set the standard for all other wide-body designs that followed. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.
📸 1/4: photograph: Boeing 747-100; c. 1969 Gift of Barbara Johnson in Memory of Arnol Johnson 1997.56.035 photograph: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747; c. 1969 Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family 2012.149.0877 This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.
📸 2/4: promotional print: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747; 1970s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.160.616 postcard: Swissair, Boeing 747-200B; 1970s Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.166.1410 This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.
📸 3/4: photograph: San Francisco International Airport (SFO), Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747-100; 1970s Transfer 1997.52.084.072 photograph: Pan American World Airways, Boeing 747-100; c. 1990 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2012.167.032 This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.
📸 4/4: postcard: Cathay Pacific Airways, Boeing 747-200B; c. 1980 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2008.055.259 This tweet was posted on August 18, 2021.
📸 1/2: poster Boeing 737-300 cutaway diagram; 1983 Gift of Lippincott & Margulies 1997.022.254 photograph: Lufthansa, Boeing 737; 1967 Gift of Hans and Margret Steuck 2011.046.078 This tweet was posted on August 04, 2021.
📸 2/2: postcard: Lufthansa, Boeing 737-500; 2011 Gift of the William Hough Collection 2013.111.015 This tweet was posted on August 04, 2021.
The Boeing 737 was designed to be a short-to-mid-range regional jetliner and incorporated many of the assemblies and components used in the Boeing 727. It featured two turbojet engines in traditional under-wing mounts. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on August 04, 2021.
The DC-9 & its many variants were highly successful for airlines worldwide. The aircraft was produced for 41 yrs, first by Douglas, then McDonnell Douglas, & finally Boeing in numerous variants, with final deliveries of its last derivative, the Boeing 717, in 2006. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 28, 2021.
At the aft underbelly of the Boeing 727 was a uniquely located passenger door and air stair that allowed passengers to exit from the back of the aircraft. #WingWednesday This tweet was posted on July 21, 2021.