Production of the iconic aircraft ceases after 50 glorious years.
A magnanimous chapter in aviation is drawing to a close as Boeing has delivered its final 747 'jumbo jet' aircraft at its Everett facility in Washington state.
The aircraft first took to the skies in 1969 but was designed to serve as a passenger and cargo aircraft. Back in the 1960's supersonic travel was expected to be the next big thing in passenger travel, and the 747's unique shape allowed the aircraft to switch to a cargo role by lifting the cone-shaped nose.Supersonic travel arrived and departed, but with the 747, airline passengers could experience luxury never seen before in the skies.
Earlier aircraft versions also came with movie-screening facilities as the four-engine airplane crossed oceans without stopping. The first two-aisle aircraft was further modified over the years to seat as many as 550 passengers in a single flight. People were keen to travel to new destinations in lesser time as the aircraft cruised at nearly 500 knots .
The aircraft remains iconic for the four sets of engines and vital equipment like hydraulic systems and landing gears, making for some great landing and take-off videos.Such was the scale of the aircraft that Boeing had to build the Everett facility to manufacture the 747s.
The 747's redundancies perhaps made it one of the safest aircraft in the sky and more expensive to fly, and airlines that once queued to induct a 747 now began retiring the plane. In 2020, the 747 alsoThe aircraft remains a top choice for freighters as they look to transport large volumes of cargo across the world. It is also hardly a surprise that when NASA needed a carrier to transport its space shuttles, it relied on the capabilities of the 747.
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