Snow
'Not a new member'
hey guys, I came across some interesting facts about the 707 and 747 and I thought I'd share them with you.
Did you know that the both the 707 and 747 were orignally designed for the military and were later converted to comerical airliners? The 707 was orignally desiged as the kc-135 stratotanker and military transport, which probably explanes why the militay still has so many of them, although I hear plans of a KC-767 are currently under development.
The 747 was orginally designed for the air force's bid for a heavy transport but it lost out to the C-5 Galaxy, so it was then modified for comerical use and became the Jumbo we all know today. Interesting to note how both the C-5 and 747 both have a cockpit on the top deck to allow for a frontal cargo door and room for limited passinger / troop space on the top deck. Which makes me wonder why Airbus chose to put the cockpit of the new A340 on the bottom floor, I guess they never intended to make a cargo variant?
Did you know that the both the 707 and 747 were orignally designed for the military and were later converted to comerical airliners? The 707 was orignally desiged as the kc-135 stratotanker and military transport, which probably explanes why the militay still has so many of them, although I hear plans of a KC-767 are currently under development.
The 747 was orginally designed for the air force's bid for a heavy transport but it lost out to the C-5 Galaxy, so it was then modified for comerical use and became the Jumbo we all know today. Interesting to note how both the C-5 and 747 both have a cockpit on the top deck to allow for a frontal cargo door and room for limited passinger / troop space on the top deck. Which makes me wonder why Airbus chose to put the cockpit of the new A340 on the bottom floor, I guess they never intended to make a cargo variant?