Model 247D in Flight

Boeing Model 247D in Flight over New York City

Lufthansa Executives Posing with Boeing Model 247

Model 247-D First Airliner on Tarmac

Model 247 on Tarmac

Left side view of the Model 247-D in 1934

Boeing 247A in Flight

Model 247 in Flight

Boeing Model 247 in the Clouds

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Restored Boeing Model 247 in Flight

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In 1933 Boeing introduced the world's first modern passenger transport, the Model 247. This all-metal, twin-engine monoplane with retractable landing gear sported a streamlined design. It carried 10 passengers comfortably and safely, and cut the coast-to-coast flying time from about 28 hours to 20 hours. Because Boeing had built the 247 for United Airlines, part of its United Aircraft and Transport Corporation, Boeing wouldn't sell the plane to United's competitors until United had received all it wanted. This restriction created the opportunity for Douglas Aircraft to enter the passenger airplane business in a big way with the DC-2 and the DC-3.

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1930s

air to air

airplanes

beaches and coastlines

blue

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