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At the time the US entered WW2 in December, 1941, flying across the oceans was a rare luxury. But the war required government and military officials to travel across the oceans, and most of the four-engined commercial long-range aircraft were put to this use: Pan Am's 14 flying boats and TWA's 5 Boeing 307 landplanes. Additional fuel tanks were added to the 307's to give them the extra range required. The converted 307's were designated C-75 by the military.

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rdfs:label
  • Boeing 307
rdfs:comment
  • At the time the US entered WW2 in December, 1941, flying across the oceans was a rare luxury. But the war required government and military officials to travel across the oceans, and most of the four-engined commercial long-range aircraft were put to this use: Pan Am's 14 flying boats and TWA's 5 Boeing 307 landplanes. Additional fuel tanks were added to the 307's to give them the extra range required. The converted 307's were designated C-75 by the military.
  • The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner was the first commercial transport aircraft with a pressurized cabin. This feature allowed the plane to cruise at an altitude of 20,000 feet (6,000 m), well above weather disturbances. The Model 307 had capacity for a crew of five and 33 passengers. The cabin was nearly 12 feet across. It was the first plane to include a flight engineer as a crew member.
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dbkwik:airframes/p...iPageUsesTemplate
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  • 3261.36
power/mass alt
  • 140(xsd:integer)
Produced
  • 10(xsd:integer)
Role
  • Commercial and military transport
height alt
  • 6.34 m
loading main
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range alt
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length main
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power alt
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  • 32.61 m
ceilingmet
  • 7,985 m
loadedweightmet
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wingareamet
  • 138.0
rangemet
  • 3846.0
heightmet
  • 6.34 m
maxspeedmet
  • 357.0
powermet
  • 671.0
loadedweighteng
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emptyweightmet
  • 13608.0
dbkwik:aircraft/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
area main
  • 1486.0
power main
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height main
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span alt
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range main
  • 2390.0
Manufacturer
max speed main
  • 222.0
engine (prop)
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power/mass main
  • 0(xsd:double)
Capacity
  • 33(xsd:integer)
ceiling main
  • 26200.0
empty weight main
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Related
  • * B-17 Flying Fortress * Boeing C-75 * Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
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1stflightdate
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Passengers
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max speed alt
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jet or prop?
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loading alt
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empty weight alt
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Engine
plane or copter?
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ceiling alt
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similar aircraft
  • * Douglas DC-4 * C-46 Commando
Cargo
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Crew
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ref
  • Boeing: History
abstract
  • At the time the US entered WW2 in December, 1941, flying across the oceans was a rare luxury. But the war required government and military officials to travel across the oceans, and most of the four-engined commercial long-range aircraft were put to this use: Pan Am's 14 flying boats and TWA's 5 Boeing 307 landplanes. Additional fuel tanks were added to the 307's to give them the extra range required. The converted 307's were designated C-75 by the military.
  • The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner was the first commercial transport aircraft with a pressurized cabin. This feature allowed the plane to cruise at an altitude of 20,000 feet (6,000 m), well above weather disturbances. The Model 307 had capacity for a crew of five and 33 passengers. The cabin was nearly 12 feet across. It was the first plane to include a flight engineer as a crew member.
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