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Model 40 (Mailplane)
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Model 40A Flight Line
Model 40A Mailplane Assembly
Boeing Model 40A Mail Plane
Model 40A Mailplane Cockpit
Boeing Model 40 with Special Passenger
40A Mail Plane
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Model 40A on Ground
Model 40A Mailplanes at Boeing Field
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Model 40C and Model 95 Mailplane Manufacturing
Model 40A Soars over Nevada’s Ruby Mountains
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Boeing Model 40C at Gorst's Field
Model 40Y Special Order Model 40
Model 40 on Ground
Model 80A Loading Passengers
Boeing Model 40A Mail Plane in Flight Above Nevada's Ruby Mountains
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Unloading a Model 40A Mailplane
In May 1927 Boeing won the bidding for the San Francisco-to-Chicago airmail route with a bid of $2.89 per pound of mail — half of what it cost the Postal Service to fly it. Boeing was able to offer a lower bid based on the performance of a brand new Boeing plane, the Model 40A. The Model 40A was the company's first successful commercial aircraft; was more economical to operate and could carry more mail and passengers than its competitors. The biplane had a crew of one, a compartment for and a small cabin for two passengers. Boeing built 25 of the model 40As and delivered all of them within 40 days.
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BI230977
Boeing ID
1513b
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2685px × 2119px 5MB
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1920s
adults
cargo handling
commercial
day
exteriors
full body views
ground crews
ground shots
left front views
left side views
lifting
mail planes
male
occupations and work
other livery
passenger helicopters
payload systems
photos
propeller planes
shadows
stairs, lifts and ladders
sunshine
three-quarter length views
two people
unpaved ground
vintage / retro
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