Technological advances which made possible design of aircraft carrying twice load of present transports while lowering operating costs and increasing passenger comfort are considered; incorporation of number of significant new design features and systems into 747 such as large-capacity fuselage, high-bypass-ratio engines, aerodynamics design improvements with respect to wings, variable camber flaps on outboard section, combined with conventional Krueger flaps on inboard section; refinements to landing gears, improvements in avionics systems, flight control and hydraulic system; passenger handling, and baggage-handling procedures.
Boeing 747 -- Taking aim on tomorrow's market
Astronautics and Aeronautics
Astronautics and Aeronautics ; 5 , n 9
1967
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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