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- Pathe News
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 4
- Summary
- With the Jet-Set the 747 is a giant among aircraft - just how big and how good Pathe News went to Seattle to discover. Out of the biggest hanger in the world rolled the world’s biggest ‘plane. 2341 ft. long; wingspan 196 ft; height 63 ft. 6 inches; speed 625 mph; range 6,000 miles; passenger potential 490. The Jumbo Jet is quite an eyeful. Already 167 are on order. In a year’s time the massive birds will be roaring into the world’s international airports.
- Keywords
- Aviation
- Footage sources
- Pan American Airways [Pan-Am]
- Credits:
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- Camera
- David Allan
- Length of story (in feet)
- 245
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'Extra', Pathe News Issue No. 69/24, 20 Mar 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/113505 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)