Archive for January 8th, 2010
The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner was the first fully pressurized airliner to enter service anywhere in the world. Being able to fly 20000 feet higher than the 5000 to 10000 foot-altitude unpressurized airplanes a that time, it was said that it could “fly above the weather.” It carried five crew members and 33 passengers and had a nearly 12-foot wide cabin for overnight berths. The Stratoliner was also the first land-based airplane to have a flight engineer as a member of the crew. Boeing’s …