When did the Boeing 747 make its first commercial flight?

Question

When did the Boeing 747 make its first commercial flight?

Answer 1

On September 30, 1968, the prototype 747 was rolled out of the Everett, Washington factory to an awed crowd of workers, reporters, and airline executives. While everyone had heard that Boeing was working on a jumbo jet, no one was quite prepared for the sheer size of it. Even Boeing employees were surprised.

This first 747 weighed 710,000 pounds - a bit more than the estimate of 550,000 from 1966! At a length of 231 feet and the height (at the tail) of a six-story building, some doubted whether it would ever get off the ground. It's most unique feature was that it was a double-decker. The cockpit and first-class section were above the first floor of passengers.

First Test Flight

On February 9, 1969, the second 747 prototype did fly. Boeing test pilot Jack Waddell lifted the behemoth off the Paine Field (Everett, Washington) runway with ease. With the ability to carry more than 400 passengers more than 5,500 miles, the 747 opened up economic long-distance travel to the masses. Its size caused problems for airports that had to make significant modifications to handle the 747.

  First Commercial Flight

Pan Am, who made the first purchase in 1966, had the honor of taking delivery of - and flying - the first commercial 747.  Dubbed Clipper Young America by Pan Am, it was to make this first 747 passenger flight. However, its engines overheated (a common problem in early 747s) while taxiing and it was replaced by Clipper Victor. Sadly, this backup plane was fated to be in the worst aviation accident of all time. But it was all smiles on January 21, 1970 when the 747 took off from New York's John F. Kennedy Airport and landed later that day in London.

Answer 2

January 22, 1970 flying for Pan-Am Airlines from New York to London.

It would have flown January 21 but the engine overheated and a substitute plane had to be flown in which delayed the flight 6 hours and pushed it back to January 22nd.

Answer 3

"First flown commercially in 1970, it held the passenger capacity record for 37 years, until it was surpassed by the Airbus A380."

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Answer 4

january 1970 from new york to london.

Answer 5

January 21, 1970  the 747 took off from New York's John F. Kennedy Airport and landed later that day in London.

Answer 6

January 21, 1970, a Pan-Am flight New York to London.