747
Humpbacked commercial jet
The 747 is Boeing's iconic wide-body commercial airliner, introduced in 1970 as the first jumbo jet.
Its distinctive hump-shaped upper deck made it instantly recognizable.
For decades, the 747 dominated long-haul international travel: We flew a 747 to Tokyo.
The number alone evokes large-scale air travel, though newer aircraft have largely replaced it in passenger service.
Large commercial passenger plane
- jetlinerLarge commercial passenger aircraft
- wide-bodyAircraft with broad fuselage
- Pan AmDefunct American international carrier
- aerospaceAtmosphere plus outer void
humpbacked · upper deck · flight deck · Pratt & Whitney · General Electric · Rolls-Royce · transcontinental · transoceanic
Departure or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
- runwayPaved path for planes
- altitudeMeasured height above reference
- airspeedAircraft's atmospheric velocity
cruising · turbulence · pilot · copilot · air traffic control · navigation · jet stream · descent
Pilot's control compartment
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- wingletUpturned aircraft tip extension
- flapsHinged control surfaces
- aileronsWing-mounted roll controls
rudder · tailfin · autopilot · landing gear · turbofan · thrust · avionics · pressurization
Covering great distances
- intercontinentalSpanning multiple continents
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- transpacificSpanning the Pacific Ocean
- passengerTraveler, not operator
business class · first class · economy · boarding · layover · red-eye · in-flight · destination
airliner
Large commercial passenger plane
- jetlinerLarge commercial passenger aircraft
- wide-bodyAircraft with broad fuselage
- Pan AmDefunct American international carrier
aerospace · humpbacked · upper deck · flight deck · Pratt & Whitney · General Electric · Rolls-Royce · transcontinental · transoceanic · winglets
takeoff
Departure or parody
airspeed · cruising · turbulence · pilot · copilot · air traffic control · navigation · jet stream · descent · approach
cockpit
Pilot's control compartment
- fuselageAircraft's central structure
- wingletUpturned aircraft tip extension
- flapsHinged control surfaces
ailerons · rudder · tailfin · autopilot · landing gear · turbofan · thrust · avionics · pressurization · nacelle
long-haul
Covering great distances
- intercontinentalSpanning multiple continents
- transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
- transpacificSpanning the Pacific Ocean
passenger · business class · first class · economy · boarding · layover · red-eye · in-flight · destination · hub
- jet aircraftfighter jet, jet plane, jetliner, jumbo jet, private jet
- Boeing720, 737, 767, 777, 787
- aircraftairplane, airliner, airplanes, plane, biplane
- aviationaircraft, airports, flying, flight, airplane
- Three-Digit Numbers100, 101, 110, 111, 180
- airlinersairliners, Boeing 777, Boeing 787, passenger jet, Airbus A380
747narrow-body
Slim aircraft fuselage design
Cessna · regional jet · commuter plane · light aircraft · puddle jumper
747bicycle
Pedal-powered two-wheeler
rowboat · walking · canoe · horse and buggy · rickshaw
747Wright Flyer
First successful powered airplane
biplane · propeller plane · DC-3 · A380
- Boeing 747Large four-engine airliner