Your browser does not support this video.Permalink: http://www.boeingimages.com/archive/Boeing-Model-247-Airline-Service--1930s-2JRSXLJBGUCX.htmlCopyright © Boeing. All Rights Reserved.View Photo/Video onlyConceptually similarBoeing Model 307 Stratoliner in Service with PanAm and TWABoeing Model 247 FactoryBoeing Model 247 Number 5 Test FlightBoeing Model 307 Stratoliner Development TestingB-29 Superfortress at Boeing Field During World War IIBoeing Model 377 Stratocruiser B-rollBoeing Model 377 Stratocruiser Airline B-rollKC-135 Stratotanker Rollout and First Flight, 1956Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress B-roll (Color)View AllBoeing Model 247 Airline Service, 1930sSelect usageWhat Type of Order?Usage:The revolutionary Boeing Model 247, developed in 1933, was an all-metal, twin-engine airplane and the first modern passenger airliner. Model 247 had a gyro panel for instrument flying, an autopilot, pneumatically operated de-icing equipment, a variable-pitch propeller and retractable landing gear. Seventy-five 247s were built. Boeing Air Transport flew 60 Model 247s. United Aircraft Corp. flew 10, and the rest went to Deutsche Lufthansa and a private owner in China. With its powerful engines and its single cantilevered wing, the 247 gave United Air Lines the ability to offer 10 round trips daily between New York and Chicago. The 247s remained in airline service until World War II, when several were converted into C-73 transports and trainers. Some were still flying in the late 1960s.BI46641 (BIV14_Model247_04)Maximum size:720px × 480px (~63 MB)License type:Rights ManagedDuration:2m59sKeywords:1930s-adults-air to air-aisles-banking-Boeing-Boeing Field-Boeing livery-cargo doors-cargo handling-day-doors-exteriors-female-flight attendants-flying-full body views-ground crews-ground shots-historic production status-male-Model 247-passenger cabins-passengers and travelers-propellers-seats-Seattle-taxiing-urban areas-vintage / retroRelated Photo/Videos:View AllRelated Virtual folders:Model 247