Joseph Sutter and the Boeing 747

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 08/31/2016 at 11:02 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , lead designer on the Boeing 747, the world’s first wide body airliner, passed away yesterday. Here is a tribute to the remarkable aircraft he and his team developed. Feel free to add more in the comments if you like.

Boeing 747 prototype, first flight February 9, 1969

Boeing 747SP (Special Performance)

Boeing 747-200

Boeing 747-400

Boeing 747-8

Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA)

Boeing VC-25

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 08/31/2016 at 11:17

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A few shots of the Hong Kong Trader from Oshkosh. First time I’d seen a 747 up close.

f86sabre > ttyymmnn 08/31/2016 at 12:59

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An amazing guy by all accounts.

Makes you wonder if we live in a world where people will remember the names of major aerospace engineers anymore.