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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.
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.
Following the success of its best-selling, narrow-body 727 trijet, Boeing began developing a twin engine aircraft as its successor, the 757. This image was posted on September 29, 2021. #wingwendesday #boeing #airplane #757
On November 2, 1947, the Hughes H-4 Hercules prototype made its first and only flight off the coast of San Pedro, California, with Howard Hughes at the controls. The enormous aircraft flew for just over a mile at an altitude of 70 feet for one minute. #WingWendesday #SpruceGoose This tweet was posted on December 01, 2021.
Preliminary designs of the 757 retained some features of the 727. However, as development progressed, the design upgraded the electromechanical cockpit to computerized cathode-ray tube color displays and the T-tail was scrapped to allow for more passenger capacity. #WingWendesday 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 Hughes H-4 Hercules flying boat, also known as the #SpruceGoose, was the largest all-wood airplane built and was designed as an ultra-large, transoceanic military transport for use during World War II. It was intended to transport as many as 750 troops. #WingWendesday This tweet was posted on December 01, 2021.
The Hughes H-4 flying boat, also known as the “Spruce Goose,” was designed and built by the Hughes Aircraft Company as an ultra-large, transoceanic military transport for use during World War II. This image was posted on December 01, 2021. #wingwendesday #sprucegoose #avgeek