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See “Widebody: The Launch of the Jumbojets in the Early 1970s” online at: https://t.co/BAcE2U31Fe #WidebodyAV #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on March 23, 2020.

See “Widebody: The Launch of the Jumbojets in the Early 1970s” online at: https://t.co/BAcE2U31Fe #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 12, 2020.

See “Widebody” online at: https://t.co/BAcE2U31Fe #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on June 01, 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.

The #Continental uniforms were issued until 1973 and were in use for the introduction of the airline’s next #widebody airliner, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 18, 2019.

The 1971 TWA uniforms came with signature #Valentino buttons and matching scarves, and could be worn with pumps or go-go boots. In promotions, flight attendants were featured wearing various colors and combinations of the uniform. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on January 08, 2020.

The 1971 TWA uniforms came with signature Valentino buttons and matching scarves, and could be worn with pumps or go-go boots. In promotions, flight attendants were featured wearing various colors and combinations of the uniform. #WidebodyAV #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on March 23, 2020.

The 747 offered #BOAC a far more comfortable, roomy, and luxurious option compared to the narrow-body Vickers VC10. It also had a capacity that was more than double that of the VC10 or the Boeing 707. Did you ever fly on a BOAC 747? #WidebodyAV #avgeek This tweet was posted on November 26, 2019.

The Boeing 747 jumbojet was a revolutionary airliner. This image was posted on March 13, 2020. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jumbojet #jetage #viewmaster #747 #panam

The Boeing 747, which was first flown in 1969 and launched into service in 1970 by Pan American World Airways, revolutionized long-distance commercial air travel and set a completely new standard in airliner design, the “widebody” or “jumbojet.” Not to be left behind in the widebody market, aircraft manufacturers McDonnell Douglas and Lockheed Aircraft followed with their own widebody airliners, the DC-10 and L-1011 TriStar. This image was posted on September 20, 2019. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jetage #boeing747 #dc10 #lockheed

The DC-10 had a feeling of cabin spaciousness though it was smaller than the 747. It was also designed to be used at airports that could not handle the demands of the 747 and thus open up #widebody operations more broadly. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 02, 2019.

The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 was initially designed to be operated on transcontinental or regional routes with fewer passengers than the Boeing 747 thus broadening the widebody market to more airlines and a greater proportion of the traveling public. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on December 05, 2019.

To celebrate and promote the new Boeing 747, #Continental introduced new uniforms, including a form-fitting, polyester mini-dress that projected a flashy, energetic look of casual comfort with bright stripes in the airline’s colors. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 18, 2019.

To promote its widebody-operator status, Continental Airlines introduced a new line of uniforms in 1970. Stewardesses were offered a choice of several ensembles. #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on May 12, 2020.

United Air Lines received its first 747-100 on June 26, 1970, and a month later launched 747 service from San Francisco to Honolulu. United began to hire male stewards in 1970 for Hawai’i service only. #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on June 01, 2020.

United Air Lines received its first Boeing 747-100 on June 26, 1970, and a month later launched 747 service from San Francisco to Honolulu. This image was posted on February 27, 2020. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jumbojet #jetage

United Air Lines’ 747 featured a spacious first-class cabin with a spiral staircase that led up to a first-class lounge, branded as the “Red Carpet Room” and furnished with captain’s chairs, wrap-around couches, and a back wall mural. #WidebodyAV #avgeek #MuseumFromHome This tweet was posted on June 01, 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.

What's going on in the museum? Currently we are preparing for our next exhibition, “Widebody: The Launch of the Jumbojets in the Early 1970s”. #avgeek #widebodyAV #sneakpeek #behindthescenes This tweet was posted on September 06, 2019.

What's going on in the museum? This image was posted on September 06, 2019. #behindthescenes #widebodyav #avgeek #sneakpeek #museum

When McDonnell Douglas began to develop its widebody jetliner in the late 1960s, they endeavored to create an airliner that would operate in areas not served by the Boeing 747. MD portrayed their DC-10 as the widebody for the entire family in this promotional poster. #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on December 05, 2019.

When McDonnell Douglas began to develop their widebody jetliner in the late 1960s, they endeavored to create an airliner that would operate in areas not served by the 747. This image was posted on December 05, 2019. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jumbojet #jetage

While the world watched in amazement as Apollo astronauts took their first steps on the moon, the revolutionary Boeing 747 jumbojet was on the eve of its introduction. This image was posted on February 10, 2020. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jumbojet #jetage #boeing #boeing747 #petermax #poster #design

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.

With the success of its #Boeing 747 service, which began in 1970, #Continental Airlines introduced its next #jumbojet airliner in 1972, the DC-10 #trijet, McDonnell Douglas’ first #widebody airliner. Did you ever fly on a McDonnell Douglas DC-10? #WidebodyAV This tweet was posted on October 02, 2019.

With the success of its Boeing 747 service, which began in 1970, Continental Airlines introduced its next jumbojet airliner in 1972, the DC-10 trijet, McDonnell Douglas’ first widebody airliner. This image was posted on October 02, 2019. #widebodyav #avgeek #widebody #jumbojet #jetage #dc10

“#Widebody: The Launch of the #Jumbojets in the Early 1970s” is on display, pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library. https://t.co/BAcE2U31Fe #WidebodyAV #avgeek This tweet was posted on September 20, 2019.