Boeing 747 / Continental Ships and Boats There were a variety of

There were a variety of interior configurations accommodating from 55 to 112 passengers

fixed wing aircraft that will accommodate 120 passengers

and the prototype XF4H-1 flew for the first time 27 May 1958

Howard Hughes was a millionaire who loved airplanes

A total of 327 were built

Boeing 747 / Continental Ships and Boats There were a variety ofContinental Airlines 747 airplane model. The hugely significant 747 revolutionized airline transport. Far bigger than anything before it, the 747 slashed operating costs per seat and thus cut the cost of long haul international airline travel. Boeing conceived the 747 in the mid 1960s following its failure to secure a US Air Force contract for an ultra large strategic transport (which resulted in the Lockheed C 5 Galaxy), when it identified a market