Housed in place of honor now at the Aviation Pavilion at Seattle’s Museum of Flight, this is “Jumbo One”, the Boeing 747 prototype. When the theme of today’s challenge “Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines” was announced, the first aircraft that came to mind was the Boeing 747, probably one of the most iconic jet airliners that even non-aviation folks can identify. From the program launch in April 1966 with Pan Am’s order for 25 aircraft to the rollout of Jumbo One on 30 September 1968, only 29 months elapsed. Imagine that for a moment- the world’s first wide body jetliner was launched and rolled out in LESS than three years- and not only that, a massive new factory had to be built at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, for its construction- in fact, the factory was still under construction as Jumbo One was being built! The head of the Boeing 747 program and its father, Joe Sutter, and his team of engineers, designers, mechanics and even the workers who built the factory, became known as “The Incredibles” for the stunning technical achievement accomplished in only 29 months. First time I saw it several years ago, Jumbo One sat in the elements sans engines on a corner of Boeing Field and it had clearly seen better days. Now it rests in sheltered in a place of honor at the Museum of Flight. | October Aviation Photo Challenge | @kjdphoto1971 | #1017planes | “Those Magnificent Men and Their Flying Machines” | Day 3 | #Avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KBFI #BFI #BoeingField #MuseumofFlight #airport #planespotting #Boeing #747 #JumboOne #Seattle #Washington #instagramaviation #igaviationcontest #Avgeekery #instaaviation #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge (at The Museum of Flight)