Boeing Model 247 Twin-Engine Transport Family
The Boeing 247 was a twin-engine, all-metal, low-wing transport that first flew in 1933 and helped establish the configuration of the modern airliner. Its combination of an enclosed cockpit and cabin, retractable landing gear, deicing equipment, and relatively high cruising performance represented a major step beyond earlier passenger transports. The improved 247D also served in racing, military transport, and later utility work.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Boeing Model 247Boeing 247DC-73
- Family Name
- Boeing 247
- Full Name
- Boeing Model 247 Twin-Engine Transport Family
- Roles
- airlinermilitaryutility
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Cruise Speed Kph
- 304
- Empty Mass Kg
- 4,147
- Max Speed Kph
- 322
- Max Takeoff Mass Kg
- 6,191
- Operating Modes
- land
- Range Km
- 1,199
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Boeing 247 was a twin-engine, all-metal, low-wing transport that first flew in 1933 and helped establish the configuration of the modern airliner. Its combination of an enclosed cockpit and cabin, retractable landing gear, deicing equipment, and relatively high cruising performance represented a major step beyond earlier passenger transports. The improved 247D also served in racing, military transport, and later utility work.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 3.66
- Length M
- 15.85
- Wingspan M
- 22.56
- First Flight Year
- 1,933
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- Boeing 247D Wasp installation
- Notes
- The Museum of Flight identifies the preserved 247D's two Pratt & Whitney S1H1-G Wasp engines; this is an exact variant-level canonical match.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 22:04:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 05:13:31 UTC