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The Incredible Boeing 747 Tri-Jet And Why It Failed
Many people consider the iconic, four-engine Boeing 747 to be the ‘Queen of the skies.’ However, there was once a time when the American manufacturer was also working on a shortened variant with three engines. But what exactly is the story of the curious proposal? (simpleflying.com) Plus d'info...
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I never knew boeing considered this sparkie. It’s interesting that playing with the handling characteristics was thought of to keep pilot training consistent. Would it have been MCAS? Hum.
I saw a picture of a shortened 747. It looked really strange. Could that be the reason?
Not really. The 747SP was shortened, but it had four engines. For the person who wrote the original article: the 727 did not have under wing engines.
