The Legendary Men Behind the Historic Boeing 747 : a seminar held at the Museum of Flight, Seattle
Recently, the Museum of Flight in Seattle finished the first phase of restoring the historic first 747 to its original 1969 appearance. To celebrate this accomplishment they held a seminar with Joe Sutter, who led the engineering team and is credited as the “Father of the 747″, Brien Wygle, the former Boeing Chief Pilot in 1969 who was in the right seat during the first flight, and noted author Clive Irving, who wrote one of the authoritative books on the 747 (Re-published by Edditt Publishing as Jumbo: The Making of the Boeing 747)
Jumbo: The Making of the Boeing 747 by Clive Irving
The Jumbo made world travel commonplace and yet it very nearly broke the company that made it. This is the inside story of the men who, against all odds, brought the Boeing 747 into being.
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