BBC TWO doc Thu 27 feb: "The Father of the 747" and more....

[stratofreighter]

But the first, wide-bodied plane was (originally) intended as a stopgap to Boeing's now-abandoned supersonic jet.

This is the remarkable, untold story of the jumbo, a billion-dollar gamble that pushed 1960s technology to the limits to create the world's most recognisable plane.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03wtnfv

Most "documentaries", including those of NatGeo and Discovery, tend to gloss over Joe Sutter.
This BBC doc interviews him.

Joe who? Him: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Sutter

The broadcast will start at 21.00hrs UK Time/22.00 hrs Central European Time, i.e. Belgium, Germany, The Netherlands.

[Treeper]

thanks alot!

[speedbird1]

It was a very interesting documentary, especially when you realise how it was designed and of course as the test pilot said without any simulators as we get today. The first flight was a true trip into the unknown!

Speedy