Boeing Model 40

Model 40
General information
TypeMail plane
ManufacturerBoeing
Primary usersBoeing Air Transport
Number builtca. 80
History
Introduction dateJuly 1, 1927
First flightJuly 20, 1925

The Boeing Model 40 is a United States mail plane of the 1920s. It was a single-engined biplane that was widely used for airmail services in the United States in the 1920s and 1930s, especially by airlines that later became part of United Airlines. It became the first aircraft built by the Boeing company to carry passengers.