747

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= = =What:= =The 747 is a big bodied plane and cargo transport. It is some times called the jumbo jet or queen of the sky and the primary users are British Airways, Cathay Pacific, Korean Air, United Airlines, KLM, Air France, Air New Zealand, Qantas, Lufthansa, Virgin Atlantic, Japan Air, Pan Am.= = = =Why:= =People were starting to travel more in the 1960's and the Boeing people decided to build a really big aircraft that could hold more passengers, that also could be converted to a freight plane, and could travel further, for use in the 1970's.=

=Who invented it:= =An engineering group in Boeing in 1963 started working on developing a big, wide plane.=

=When:= =February 9, 1969 was the date of the first flight of the 747-100.=

=Where:= =Boeing headquarters used to be in Seattle, but this year have moved to Chicago, U.S.A.= = = =How has it changed over time: it will get a new capacity of 467 passengers but now it can only carry 400 people.= =How is it still used today:= =The 747 is still used today but does not do domestic flights to America.= =The 747-400 is still used today but the 747-100 is no longer in service.= = =