Boeing Model 40 / 40A Commercial Mailplane Family
The Boeing Model 40 family was an early American mail-and-passenger transport whose 1925 prototype evolved into the Model 40A that carried mail and two passengers on Boeing Air Transport routes. Its reliable biplane layout and commercial operation established Boeing as a major participant in the emerging airline and airmail system.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Boeing 40Model 40AModel 40BModel 40CBoeing Model 40A
- Family Name
- Boeing Model 40
- Full Name
- Boeing Model 40 / 40A Commercial Mailplane Family
- Roles
- airlinercargoutility
- Status
- retired
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Boeing Model 40 family was an early American mail-and-passenger transport whose 1925 prototype evolved into the Model 40A that carried mail and two passengers on Boeing Air Transport routes. Its reliable biplane layout and commercial operation established Boeing as a major participant in the emerging airline and airmail system.
- First Flight Year
- 1,925
- Manufacturer
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- Creation Time
- August 6, 2026 at 22:54:24 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 6, 2026 at 22:54:24 UTC