Boeing 307 B

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Boeing_307_family
transcontinental flights.
commercial airliner.
transport aircraft.
Boeing 377.
influenced future Boeing designs.
low-wing configuration.
luxury air travel.
gptkbp:capacity 33 passengers
gptkbp:cockpit two-pilot cockpit.
gptkbp:crew gptkb:3
gptkbp:decommissioned 1950s.
gptkbp:design high-wing monoplane
Boeing engineers.
gptkbp:engine gptkb:4
gptkbp:engine_type gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-1830
Piston engine
gptkbp:features large windows.
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:1940
1938-12-30
1950s.
gptkbp:fuel_capacity 1,200 gallons
gptkbp:height 20 ft 0 in
gptkbp:historical_context developed during the Golden Age of Aviation.
gptkbp:historical_significance first commercial aircraft with a pressurized cabin.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Boeing 307 B
gptkbp:influenced modern airliner designs.
gptkbp:influenced_by Boeing 299.
gptkbp:innovation first use of a pressurized cabin.
gptkbp:introduced 1939
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:Pan_American_Airways
gptkbp:landing_gear tricycle gear
gptkbp:legacy paved the way for future airliners.
gptkbp:length 75 ft 0 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:material aluminum
gptkbp:max_speed 200 mph
gptkbp:max_takeoff_weight 65,000 lb
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Stratoliner
gptkbp:notable_features pressurized cabin
gptkbp:notable_users Howard Hughes.
gptkbp:number_built only 10 units
gptkbp:operational_area passenger transport.
1939-1950s.
gptkbp:operational_history used in World War II for military transport.
gptkbp:production_location Boeing Plant 2, Seattle.
gptkbp:production_years 1938-1943
gptkbp:range 3,500 miles
gptkbp:retired 1950s
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:service_ceiling 20,000 ft
gptkbp:significant_event first flight in 1938.
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Boeing_377_Stratocruiser
gptkbp:tail_type T-tail
gptkbp:wing_area 1,200 sq ft
gptkbp:wingspan 117 ft 0 in
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Boeing_307_Stratoliner
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5