Why is the 747 the Only Plane with a Hump?
- Episode aired May 6, 2020
- 6m
The Boeing 747's iconic hump made it the "Queen of the Skies" in part due to Pan Am's use of the upper deck for luxury travel. But Boeing really added the hump over concerns that supersonic ... Read allThe Boeing 747's iconic hump made it the "Queen of the Skies" in part due to Pan Am's use of the upper deck for luxury travel. But Boeing really added the hump over concerns that supersonic aircraft would quickly make subsonic planes obsolete. So the lower deck was designed to ha... Read allThe Boeing 747's iconic hump made it the "Queen of the Skies" in part due to Pan Am's use of the upper deck for luxury travel. But Boeing really added the hump over concerns that supersonic aircraft would quickly make subsonic planes obsolete. So the lower deck was designed to handle cargo including an opening nose.