The First Modern Airliner: The Boeing 247
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- Опубліковано 12 тра 2021
- When the Boeing 247 aircraft took to the skies, it was far superior to any airliners that were in service. It was capable of flying from San Francisco to New York seven and a half hours quicker than competitors in addition to offering vastly better passenger comfort. The Boeing 247 revolutionized air travel offering safer, quicker and more reliable air travel. This is why it is regarded as the first modern airliner. The Boeing 247, set a new precedent for commercial aviation. However, it would be quickly superseded by the Douglas DC-2.
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THe 247, another example of why it doesn't always pay to be first.
Yes very true. It revolutionized the industry, only to be outdated not long later.
Nice mate! I stumbled across this video while looking into the 247 before my trip to Seattle in a few months.
Thanks. The 247 and DC-2 and the history behind both machines is a very interesting story. All the best for the trip 👍✈
Nice work
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The 247 was aliso the prototype for the DC-1, as Douglas pinched the windtunnel data for the 247.
Ahh interesting. I find it really interesting that while the DC-1/DC-2 started a bit of dynasty for Douglas and blocked Boeing out of the market, now it is Boeing who still makes airliners. How times have changed.
@@AntiqueAirshow it's covered in Widebody - the story of the 747. The book covers the history of Boeing upto the early flights of the Jumbo Jet including just how dangerous the early high bypass turbo-fan were.
@@neiloflongbeck5705 Ahh that seems a very interesting book. Thanks for the recommendation, I'll have to have a look.
Great video .merch link not working .
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Great video
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When and why did they change the windshield angle?
The windshield angle was changed with the Boeing 247D model. It seems that it was changed as it reduced drag slightly. Wikipedia also states that it was changed due to causing glare issues with landing lights ( I realize that Wikipedia is not always reliable)
@@AntiqueAirshow Thanks. I read somewhere that the canted angle was originally to avoid reflections from instrument lights, but the angle picked up incident light reflections from the ground instead. Wiith a rearward angle they gained aerodynamic advantage. A dashboard shelf solved the interior lighting problem.
I've read similar as well 👍✈
I've read similar as well 👍✈
So... Boeing and United, owned by the same parent company, were playing the "exclusive" game to give themselves an advantage. TWA asked Douglas if they could do something and they said yes AND that they'd sell it to whoever else would buy.
It's a question of definition what to be the first "modern" airliner.
Junkers F13 in 1919 the first all metal passenger aircraft?
Junkers G24 in 1925 airliner full metal design 9pax and 2 pilots. Radio equipment , radio navigation, autopilot and transcontinental night services in europe.
Junkers G38 airliner in 1929? 4 engines, full metall design for 38 pax and 5..7 crew in sheduled service by Lufthansa? (Takeoff weight 24100kg !)
Handley Page HP42. First flight 1930? 4 engines, full metall design, 4 crew and 24 pax?
Savoia-Marchetti planes in Italy such as the SM.73?
General characteristics
Crew: 2
Capacity: 14 passengers
Length: 15.8 m (51 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 29.37 m (96 ft 4 in)
Height: 5.80 m (19 ft 0 in)
Wing area: 99 m2 (1,070 sq ft)
Empty weight: 4,330 kg (9,546 lb)
Gross weight: 7,200 kg (15,873 lb)
Powerplant: 3 × Junkers L5 6-cyl. in-line water-cooled piston engine, 230 kW (310 hp) each
Performance
Maximum speed: 210 km/h (130 mph, 110 kn)
Cruise speed: 170 km/h (110 mph, 92 kn)
Range: 660 km (410 mi, 360 nmi)
Service ceiling: 4,000 m (13,000 ft) with maximum payload
Rate of climb: 2.47 m/s (486 ft/min)
Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 13.5 minutes
Crew: 3
Capacity: 10 passengers + baggage and 400 lb (181 kg) of mail
Length: 51 ft 7 in (15.72 m)
Wingspan: 74 ft 1 in (22.58 m)
Height: 12 ft 1.75 in (3.7021 m)
Wing area: 836.13 sq ft (77.679 m2)
Airfoil: Boeing 106B[33]
Empty weight: 8,921 lb (4,046 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 13,650 lb (6,192 kg)
Fuel capacity: 273 US gal (227 imp gal; 1,030 l)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340 S1H1-G Wasp 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 500 hp (370 kW) each at 2,200 rpm at 8,000 ft (2,438 m)
Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propellers
Performance
Maximum speed: 200 mph (320 km/h, 170 kn)
Cruise speed: 189 mph (304 km/h, 164 kn) at 12,000 ft (3,658 m)
Range: 745 mi (1,199 km, 647 nmi)
Service ceiling: 25,400 ft (7,700 m)
Absolute ceiling: 27,200 ft (8,291 m)
Rate of climb: 1,150 ft/min (5.8 m/s)
The common reference as "first modern" is understood to refer to it being the first in service of a generation that brought together *all* the advances, that virtually all airliners introduced afterwards would share them: all-metal (structural and skin) construction (semi-monocoque in this case), retractable gear, unbraced-wing monoplane, deicing system, AC for the cabin, autopilot, IFR avionics, etc. Not necessarily to these having been "invented" with the 247.