From the Boeing 707 to the Ilyushin Il-62, early long-range jet airliners transformed how the world traveled across oceans. During the late 1950s, as the world’s major aircraft manufacturers transitioned into the jet age, early long-range jet airliners emerged as successors to piston-driven types, such as the Douglas DC-7. These swept-wing, four-engine narrow-body designs laid […]
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