The Boeing 747 is the most famous airplane and not without reason, since it changed the world, as it created new possibilities in travel and brought millions of people together, decades before the advent of social media.
However, its production has stopped and the last aircraft of the specific type delivered on January 31st in the trucking and charter company Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings.
The columnist of New York Times, Sam Howe Verhovekrecorded the changes it brought, but also the possibilities it offered, in order to obtain the nickname “Queen of the Skies”.
So, the four-engine aircraft is obsolete, as companies turn to twin-engine planes like the 777 and 787’s “twin brothers” that are taking its place. However, won’t be retiring anytime soon from the ethers and according to atoms of space, it may keep flying for at least another ten years.
Columnist Sam Howe Verhovek, closing the story of the legendary Boeing 747, emphasizes that “today’s airplane designers should use the success story of the Boeing 747 as inspiration for the great task they now face to build an aircraft that will not only be fast and economical, but also safe for the environment”.
Source: News Beast
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