Forty years ago, Boeing's marketing team was hard at work making film reels to promote the first flight of the "747 Superjet" for program managers. Forty years later, the 787 Milestones site set up by Boeing is merely the latest [public] evolution of sharing the progress of developing a new jetliner with the world. What follows is a two-part 15-minute movie produced by Boeing communications taking you through the assembly, testing and first flight of RA001. Note the original PTQ for the 747.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Enjoy!
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Enjoy!
on June 22, 2009 3:56 PM | Reply
I can not believe that all this happend so long ago -before I was born! :) If you look at the cars on the ground and how 'classic' they seem, it's hard to imagine that the 747 still looks great today.
Bring on the -8!
on June 22, 2009 6:36 PM | Reply
This brings back memories of my early days as a flight test engineer.
on June 22, 2009 6:49 PM | Reply
Thanks for posting this - amazing! Just finished Joe Sutters 747 book so this is some nice AV to go with the words. Cheers!