As a teenager, I was into aviation, hung out at airports, and collected postcards of airplanes. The Boeing 747, the jumbo jet, was the obvious crown jewel. Seeing one, or receiving a postcard of one, brought a jolt of joy. The Atlantic has an article about the Boeing 747 that revealed some details I didn’t know. The 747 was originally built with cargo in mind: with the pilots on the upper deck, the nose could be opened to front-load the containe…
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