Boeing 307 Stratoliner Wallpapers

Boeing 307 Stratoliner Aircraft; photo wallpapers: The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner was the first commercial transport aircraft with a pressurized cabin. This feature allowed the plane to cruise at an altitude of 20,000 feet (6,000 m), well above weather [br]disturbances. The Model 307 had capacity for a crew of five and 33 [br]passengers. The cabin was nearly 12 feet across. It was the first plane [br]to include a flight engineer as a crew member. A total of 10 Stratoliners were built. The first flight was on December 31, 1938. By 1940 it was flying routes between Los Angeles and New York, as well as to locations in Latin America. Multi-millionaire Howard Hughes [br]purchased a model for his personal use, and had it transformed into a [br]luxurious "flying penthouse". This same plane was later sold to oil [br]tycoon Glenn McCarthy [br] in 1949.The only surviving Boeing Model 307 (NC19903) is on display at the Smithsonian Museum's Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. On March 29, 2002 this particular aircraft was subject to a dramatic crash in which it ditched into Elliott Bay in Seattle, Wash., on what was to be its last flight before heading to the Smithsonian.[br]Country of origin: USA [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Engines: four 900hp Wright GR-1820 Cyclone radials [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Wingspan: 32.7 m (107ft 3in) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Lenght: 22.7 m (74ft 4in) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Height: 6.3 m (20ft 9in) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Weight loaded: 19,050 kg (42,000lb) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Cruising speed: 355 km/h (220mph) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Service celling: 7985 m (26,200ft) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Range: 3846 km (2390 miles) [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________ [br]Passengers + crew: 33 + 5 [br]_________________________________________________________________________________________________

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