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The first flight of the Boeing 727 was #OnThisDay in 1963. The medium range and capacity of the 727 made it suitable for shorter flights and for regional airports with short runways. #OTD #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 09, 2021.
The only tri-jet developed by Boeing, the 727 also had a uniquely located door and air stair that allowed passengers to exit from the back of the aircraft. #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 09, 2021.
The twin-engine Boeing 247 was a revolutionary airliner when it entered into service with United Air Lines in 1933. Often hailed as the first modern airliner, it featured advancements like wing flaps, autopilot, and semi-retractable landing gear. #WingWednesday #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 03, 2021.
📸: Airmail flight cover: Boeing 727 first flight Feb. 9, 1963 Gift of the Captain John B. Russell Family 2012.149.2210 Slide: TWA, Boeing 727, @flySFO 1980s Gift of Nadine McKinney 2016.136.009 photograph: JAL, Boeing 727, @flySFO 1966 Gift of Thomas G. Dragges 2015.165.115 This tweet was posted on February 09, 2021.
In the early 1990s, United flight attendant Sandra Herrman set up her personal camcorder to film herself prepping meal carts on a Boeing 747. Her recent donation of the now-digitized films is the subject of our latest blogs post. https://t.co/YCFkyQbC3T This tweet was posted on January 11, 2021.
RT @VirginAtlantic: G-VLIP is about to be our final ever @Boeing 747 to touch down at @HeathrowAirport. Here she is departing CQM this afte… This tweet was posted on December 02, 2020.
#OnThisDay in 1969, the first widebody jet landed @flySFO. Pan American World Airways brought its new Boeing 747 “jumbo jet” to SFO to advertise the new class of airliner. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 747? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 21, 2020.
#Onthisday in 2009, the Boeing 787 took off on its maiden flight. Named the #Dreamliner, 69 airlines fly over 1,900 routes with 992 aircraft in service all over the world. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 787? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 15, 2020.
#Onthisday in 2017, Delta Air Lines’ last 747 took its final scheduled international flight from Seoul, South Korea, to Detroit. Did you ever fly on a #Delta Boeing 747? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 18, 2020.
Pacific Air Transport (PAT) was founded in 1926. PAT flew Ryan M-1 mail planes with passengers often packed in with mail sacks. PAT was acquired by Boeing Air Transport in 1928 and both companies would become part of United Air Lines in the 1930s. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on December 22, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1958, the first scheduled Pan American World Airways jet service took off from Idlewild, New York. Flying to Paris, Pan Am carried 111 passengers across the Atlantic. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 707? #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on October 26, 2020.
Introduced by Pan American World Airways in 1970, the Boeing 747-100 was the first of a new breed of jetliner, the “wide-body,” which ultimately revolutionized the airline industry. The new wide-body was twice the size of the Boeing 707 shown here. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 30, 2020.
RT @TelstarLogistic: Pan Am Boeing 314 flying boat departing Treasure Island, San Francisco, circa 1939: Pan Am's photo: http://t.co/8XA2NL… This tweet was posted on August 12, 2013.
Peek inside a 1950s Boeing 377 Stratocruiser to see the state-of-the-art cockpit w/seats for 5 crew members: http://t.co/u3n2wdXG8R #avgeeks This tweet was posted on March 21, 2013.
On this day in 1958, Pan Am made the first flight from New York to Paris using the Boeing 707 #avgeeks This tweet was posted on October 26, 2011.
Boeing's 1950s era 377 Stratocruiser cockpit had seats for the captain, copilot, engineer, radio operator & navigator: http://t.co/newaNulv This tweet was posted on November 15, 2012.
What a story! MT @TelstarLogistic: Can the world's first Boeing 747 be rescued and restored? http://t.co/c649owm5 (Also, great pics) <--YES! This tweet was posted on September 10, 2012.
Model of Pan Am's Boeing 314, the California Clipper, on view in the #Aviation Museum http://t.co/RkI8c4hv This tweet was posted on June 08, 2012.
Mills Field fashion: 1927's flight gear unwittingly modeled next to a Boeing 40-A (w/San Bruno in the background) http://t.co/P05lFSr0 This tweet was posted on May 24, 2012.
High, Wide & Handsome! Northwest Orient Airlines' catchphrase for the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser, complete w/lounge! http://t.co/CY991aB3 This tweet was posted on May 14, 2012.
#OnThisDay in 1950, Pan American World Airways acquired American Overseas Airlines (A.O.A.) from American Airlines. Once acquired, Pan Am obtained all of A.O.A’s routes and assets including 8 Boeing 377 Stratocruisers, 7 Constellations, 3 DC-4s, & 1 DC-3. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on September 25, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1982, the Boeing 767 was introduced into service by United Airlines on their Chicago-to-Denver route. Have you ever flown on a Boeing 767? #MuseumFromHome #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 08, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1959, Hawai’i became the 50th U.S. state. Pan American inaugurated Boeing 707 jet service to Honolulu three days after Hawai’i gained statehood. Have you ever been to #Hawaii? #MuseumFromHome #avgeek This tweet was posted on August 21, 2020.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1954, the Boeing 367-80, aka the Dash 80, made its first flight. The Dash 80 was the prototype of America's first… This tweet was posted on July 15, 2020.
RT @timjue: Boeing to end production of the iconic 747 jumbo jet: Bloomberg News. No comment yet from Boeing Commercial Airplanes. https://… This tweet was posted on July 02, 2020.
The lightning speed of the advancement of aviation in the 20th century is illustrated in this late 1950s image. The Douglas World Cruiser “New Orleans” completed a round-the-world flight in 1924 in 175 days, while a Boeing 707 global circumnavigation took just 2 ½ days. This tweet was posted on May 04, 2020.
Cargo, loaded through the nose of the Boeing 747, allowed for easy loading of oversized items. This configuration was possible because the flight deck was located on the upper level of the 747 and situated just behind the door hinges. #MuseumFromHome #avgeek This tweet was posted on April 20, 2020.
The #Boeing 747 offered the airline a comfortable, roomy, and luxurious cabin interior. In an advertisement, #BOAC proclaimed “you will hardly believe you're in an aircraft.” #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 07, 2020.
Following Pan American World Airways’ introduction of the #Boeing 747 in January 1970, #BOAC (British Overseas Airways Corporation) received the aircraft and launched transatlantic service in April 1971 between London and New York. #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on April 07, 2020.
The first flight of the passenger version of the #Boeing 747-8 took off #onthisday in 2011. The Boeing 747-8I (I for Intercontinental) was launched with #Lufthansa in 2012 and is 6 meters longer than the Boeing 747-100. #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on March 20, 2020.
The first #Boeing 747 SP (Special Performance) was delivered to Pan American World Airways #onthisday in 1976. The 747 SP was a smaller version of the 747 designed to have extra-long range and the ability to fly non-stop from New York to Tokyo. #avgeek This tweet was posted on March 05, 2020.
With the launch of the #Boeing 747, Pan American offered customers promotional View-Master three-dimensional viewers with sets of disks that detailed the aircraft’s development and highlighted its revolutionary features. #WidebodyAV #avgeek This tweet was posted on March 13, 2020.
In the United Air Lines’s Boeing 747 first-class stewards and stewardesses offered special wine, fruit, and cheese services in the upper-deck lounge and wore unique uniforms featuring brightly colored plaid sports coats and skirts #WidebodyAV #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 27, 2020.
United Air Lines’s Boeing 747 featured a spacious first-class cabin at the front of the aircraft with a spiral staircase that led up to a first-class lounge, branded as the “Red Carpet Room.” #WidebodyAV #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 27, 2020.
RT @airandspace: Today in 1982, the Boeing 757 flew for the first time. 📷: Eastern Air Lines 757 on a later flight This tweet was posted on February 19, 2020.
#Onthisday in 1965, the Douglas DC-9 took off on its maiden flight. The aircraft was produced for 41 years, first by Douglas, then McDonnell Douglas, and finally Boeing in numerous variants and derivatives. Have you ever flown on a DC-9? #avgeek This tweet was posted on February 25, 2020.