The Boeing Model 247 was an early American airliner and one of the first to bring together an all-metal semi-monocoque structure, a fully cantilevered wing and retractable landing gear. It also carried control surface trim tabs, an autopilot and de-icing boots on the wings and tail. It was faster than the best American fighter of its day, the open-cockpit Boeing P-12, and could keep flying on one engine. The 247 first flew on 8 February 1933 and entered service later that year, and 75 were built before the Douglas DC-2 and DC-3 overtook it, even though many of its features became the norm for later airliners.
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The Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminum) semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing, and retractable landing gear.
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The Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminum) semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing, and retractable landing gear.
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The Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminum) semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing, and retractable landing gear.
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The 247 first flew on February 8, 1933
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Seventy-five 247s were built
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The Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminum) semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing, and retractable landing gear.
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The Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminum) semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing, and retractable landing gear.
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The Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminum) semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing, and retractable landing gear.
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The Boeing Model 247 is an early American airliner, and one of the first such aircraft to incorporate advances such as all-metal (anodized aluminum) semimonocoque construction, a fully cantilevered wing, and retractable landing gear.
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