Jens Flottau, Dietmar Plath

Boeing 747
History - Models - Operations

It's a track record of 40 years. After the maiden flight the airspace was conquered. Germany's most renowned journalist Jens Flottau tells you everything you shoud klnow abot the "jumbo jet": How it revolutionized aviation, what risks Boeing and PanAm were taking when introducing the new model, what decisive role the A380 was playing for the Boeing 747. With contemporay eyewitness reports and an interview with design enineer Joe Sattler.