Boeing introduced a host of aerodynamic and technical features into a new commercial airliner building on work with the earlier Monomail (Models 200, 221, 221A) mailplanes and B-9 …

With its sleek, low-wing, all-metal construction; retractable landing gear; and supercharged, air-cooled engines, the Boeing 247 was 50 percent faster than its competitors. Its innovative …

Dec 8, 2023 · On April 5, 1933, less than two months after the first flight, the Boeing 247 entered service and made its inaugural commercial flight, a round trip between Seattle and Portland …

The Boeing 247 is considered to be the first modern airliner. Its sleek, low-wing, all-metal, retractable-gear, twin-engine design marked the beginning of a new era in air transport.

Jan 18, 2023 · Built in the 1930s the Boeing 247 was everything a modern airliner should be—except successful.

Sep 14, 1997 · Although later developments of the Douglas aircraft were to become the most widely used of the early modern airliners, the Boeing 247 pioneered a whole new generation of …

Feb 8, 2025 · The 247 is considered to be the first modern airliner because of its all-metal semi-monocoque construction, cantilevered wing and retractable landing gear. It was 50 miles per …

Winner of the 1934 US Collier Trophy for excellence in aviation design, the first 247 production orders were earmarked for William Boeing's airline Boeing Air Transport.

The Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminum) semimonocoque construction, a …

The Boeing 247D was an aircraft designed and built from 1933 to 1934 in the U.S., it could carry up to ten passengers and two crew members. This aircraft is one of four complete 247s still …