Boeing 747 and the high-bypass turbofan
Boeing 747 y el turbofán de alto índice de derivación
- Date
- 1969 · confidence high
- Place
- Boeing, Everett, Washington, United States
- Credited to
- Joe Sutter and Boeing; Pratt & Whitney JT9D engines
- People
- 👤 Joe Sutter1921–2016
- Field
- Movement
What it is
The first wide-body aircraft, carrying 400 passengers with efficient turbofan engines, built in the largest building in the world. It made international flight cheaper and created mass global tourism.
What it led to
- Cheap intercontinental flight and mass tourism
- Global air cargo and supply chains
- The reduction in fuel consumption per passenger continued by the 787 and A350
Built on
- Turbojet engine1937–1939
- Commercial jet airliner (Comet, Boeing 707)1949-1958
- turbofan
- titanium alloys
Made possible
- air freight
- hub airports
- Airbus A380