Boeing 307 Stratoliner "Clipper Flying Cloud"
date: label: Date
content: 1938
name: label: Manufacturer
content: Boeing Aircraft Co.
notes: label: Summary
content: First flown in late 1938, the Boeing 307 was the first airliner with a pressurized fuselage. It could carry 33 passengers in great comfort and cruise at 6,096 meters (20,000 feet), while maintaining a cabin pressure of 2,438 meters (8,000 feet). This enabled the Stratoliner to fly above most bad weather, thereby providing a faster and smoother ride.
label: Summary
content: The Stratoliner incorporated the wings, tail, and engines of the Boeing B-17C bomber. The wide fuselage was fitted with sleeper berths and reclining seats. Ten Stratoliners were built. The prototype was lost in an accident, but five were delivered to TWA and three were purchased by Pan American Airways. TWA owner Howard Hughes purchased a heavily modified version for his personal use. The airplane displayed here was flown by Pan American as the Clipper Flying Cloud. Boeing restored it in 2001.
label: Long Description
content: First flown in late 1938, the Boeing 307 was the first airliner with a pressurized fuselage. It could carry 33 passengers in great comfort and cruise at 6,096 meters (20,000 feet), while maintaining a cabin pressure of 2,438 meters (8,000 feet). This enabled the Stratoliner to fly above most bad weather, thereby providing a faster and smoother ride.
label: Long Description
content: The Stratoliner incorporated the wings, tail, and engines of the Boeing B-17C bomber. The wide fuselage was fitted with sleeper berths and reclining seats. Ten Stratoliners were built. The prototype was lost in an accident, but five were delivered to TWA and three were purchased by Pan American Airways. TWA owner Howard Hughes purchased a heavily modified version for his personal use. The airplane displayed here was flown by Pan American as the Clipper Flying Cloud. Boeing restored it in 2001.
place: label: Country of Origin
content: United States of America
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content: National Air and Space Museum Collection
label: Location
content: Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
label: Exhibit Station
content: Sport Aviation
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Donated by Aviation Specialties Incorporated
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Air and Space Museum
identifier: label: Inventory Number
content: A19730267000
objectType: label: Type
content: CRAFT-Aircraft
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Dimensions
content: Wingspan: 32.7 m (107 ft 3 in)
label: Dimensions
content: Length: 22.7 m (74 ft 4 in)
label: Dimensions
content: Height: 6.3 m (20 ft 9 in)
label: Dimensions
content: Weight, empty: 13,749 kg (30,310 lb)
label: Dimensions
content: Weight, gross: 19,051 kg (42,000 lb)
label: Dimensions
content: Top speed: 396 km/h (246 mph)