Boeing 747 / UPS Experimental and Prototypes The last of the giants

The last of the giants was delivered in 1990

like the faster SR-22

but it later proved itself as a successful fighter-bomber and night fighter for intercepting bombers

The Galaxy is one of the world's largest aircraft

The helicopter is capable of lifting 16 tons (14

Boeing 747 / UPS Experimental and Prototypes The last of the giantsUnited Parcel Service 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