An Early Airliner That Cost $65,000: The Boeing 247

Boeing has produced a wide range of iconic aircraft over the years. The pinnacle of these is arguably its double-decker 747 family, and is now looking forward with modern twin-engine designs such as the 777X and 787 ‘Dreamliner’ series. However, it was also innovative in its early years, with one such product of this being the tail-dragging Boeing 247. Between the wars The Boeing 247 emerged in the interwar period, at a time when Boeing had been in existence for just under two decades. It first… (simpleflying.com) Mais...