Nov 172012
The Boeing 473-12, from July 1948. An early concept for a passenger jetliner, this would have been powered by two Rolls Royce “Nene” engines and could carry a crew of three and 27 passengers a range of 550 miles. This was an early step on the path to the 707, the worlds first successful jetliner.
A three-view of the early jetliner design, showing the clean lines and basic geometry that would become virtually standard for the next seventy years or more.
