The Insane Gamble Behind the Boeing 747 | The Story of Boeing — Episode 2 [jd8CYsxWQ35]
To build the biggest airplane the world had ever seen, Boeing constructed the largest building on Earth — and bet the whole company on it. One wrong move, and Boeing was finished. This is Episode 2 of The Story of Boeing, a 3-part cinematic documentary series. In this episode: The Boeing 727 and the doubtful little 737 Juan Trippe's demand for a plane twice the size of anything alive Building the giant Everett factory and the 747 at the same time The 747 Jumbo Jet — the "Queen of the Skies" The rise of Airbus and the fateful 1997 McDonnell Douglas merger 🔔 Subscribe — Episode 3 is the hardest chapter: the 737 MAX crisis and Boeing's fight to come back. #Boeing747 #JumboJet #AviationHistory #Boeing #AeroFudion #Avgeek #Aviation #PlaneHistory