Boeing 747 / Federal ExpressBoeing 747 Federal Express airplane model. The hugely significant 747 revolutionized airline transport. Far bigger than anything before it, the 747 slashed operating costs per seat and thus cut the cost of long haul international airline travel. Boeing conceived the 747 in the mid 1960s following its failure to secure a US Air Force contract for an ultra large strategic transport (which resulted in the Lockheed C 5 Galaxy), when it identified a market

Challenges in engine development led to the installation of less powerful engines than initially intended

and aeromedical evacuation units

Anti-Air Warfare

the F-104 was produced in two major versions

"Mulligan" was used by Ben and his wife as a high-speed transportation craft to promote Howard planes

particularly in the Southwest Pacific

Cessna decided it needed a high performance

and its climb time has been halved

until it was replaced by the F-16CJ/DJ by seeking out and suppressing or destroying enemy radar-directed anti-aircraft artillery batteries and surface-to-air missile sites

Boeing's gamble paid off

target search and acquisition

This airplane also had the distinction of remaining in production throughout World War II and was operational postwar