Key facts
- Type
- Passenger airliner
- National origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Status
- Retired
- Primary user
- Boeing Air Transport
- Introduction date
- May 22, 1933
- First flight
- February 8, 1933
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
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 fully cantilevered wing, and retractable landing gear. Other advanced features included control surface trim tabs, an autopilot and de-icing boots for the wings and tailplane. The 247 first flew on February 8, 1933, and entered service later that year.
Design and development
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Boeing 247” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.