![]() It's strange to imagine now, and in fact we're just so used to the idea of widebody jets, you just take it for granted. So that actually affected how the 747 was designed. And conventional wisdom at the time was the 747 would evolve into mainly a freighter once the supersonic Boeing 2707, which was the U.S. The 747 made its first flight in 1969, less than a month before the first flight of the supersonic Concorde. I've read more of your book than Jens' book, but that's because his book's in German. Guy, let's start with a confession from me. And Jens Flottau is Aviation Week's Executive Editor for Commercial Aviation, reporting from Europe. Guy Norris has followed the program and Boeing since the 1980s. They also happen to be Aviation Week editors. Joining me to discuss this momentous occasion, are two authors of books on the 747 program. Next week in Seattle, Boeing will deliver its 1,574th and last 747 to Atlas Air. That gamble nearly put the company out of business in the early 1970s. When Boeing rolled out the 747 in 1968, the company had bet most of its net worth, then about a billion dollars, on the jumbo jet. The last Boeing 747 has rolled off the assembly line, marking the end of an iconic aircraft program that revolutionized air transport more than 50 years ago. I'm Joe Anselmo, Aviation Week's Editorial Director and Editor-in-Chief of Aviation Week magazine. Welcome to this week's edition of the Check 6 Podcast. Listen in as Aviation Week editors reflect on the 747's beginning and its legacy.ĭon't miss a single episode of Check 6. Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Amazon, Audible and Spotify.ĭiscover all of Aviation Week Network's podcasts on our Apple Podcasts channel or /podcasts.
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