Boeing 247

Boeing 247
United Air Lines Boeing 247D in flight
General information
TypePassenger airliner
National originUnited States
ManufacturerBoeing
StatusRetired
Primary userBoeing Air Transport
Number built75[1]
History
Introduction dateMay 22, 1933[2]
First flightFebruary 8, 1933

The Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminum) semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing, and retractable landing gear.[3][4] Other advanced features included control surface trim tabs, an autopilot and de-icing boots for the wings and tailplane.[5] The 247 first flew on February 8, 1933, and entered service later that year.[6]

  1. ^ Boeing Products: Model 247/C-73 Transport, p.39
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Bryan p. 109 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Model 247 Commercial Transport." Archived January 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine boeing.com, 2009. Retrieved: June 14, 2010.
  4. ^ van der Linden 1991, pp. xi–xii.
  5. ^ Bryan 1979, p. 110.
  6. ^ Gould 1995, p. 14.