Boeing 747 251B

3 aircraft

The Boeing 747-200, the world's most successful jumbo jet variant, revolutionized long-haul commercial aviation by enabling mass transoceanic travel for the first time. First flown on October 11, 1970, it was a wide-body four-engine airliner that could carry 442 passengers over distances of 6,157 miles. Measuring 231 feet in length with a 196-foot wingspan, the aircraft was manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes at their Everett facility near Seattle.