V-Flyer

Don't think I've seen this posted on here, and a quick search didn't pull anything back, so I'll put up the link, assuming that's permissible? Mods - feel free to delete/edit as appropriate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI_xl2cZaw0

Watched last night. Despite none of VS's eqpt featuring, still pretty interesting.

I watched this the other day, was very interesting.

Seen it before but well worth another watch .
For me there will never be another plane as iconic as a 747

I watched it last night; extremely interesting.

The inclusion of the UA 811 incident demonstrates how robust the 747 is, although the design of the locking mechanism and the outward opening of the cargo doors were implicated in the decompression and loss of life.

Looking at other 747 hull losses; the size of the aircraft and the number of passengers has, on occasion, resulted in significant passenger and crew deaths, including the collision between two 747s (KLM4805 and PA1736) at TCI (now Tenerife North Airport) on 27 March 1977.

That particular incident still holds the record for the highest number of fatalities in any aviation accident (583); there were 61 survivors, all from PA1736.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747_hull_losses

As I said in the LAS non-standard landing thread, the 747 was designed when engineers outranked accountants.

Darren

Indeed, although Joe Sutter had to mount a very strong defence to keep the number of engineers involved in the project at the level he required.

2 years from concept to deployment is remarkable; I've just ordered Sutter's book '747: Creating the World's First Jumbo Jet and Other Adventures from a Life in Aviation'