Name: Race for the Jumbo
Uploaded: 2018-01-01
Duration: 45 min 58 s
Description: In the 60’s, when the U.S. Air Force wanted a large, heavy lift transport aircraft, Boeing and Lockheed battled for the lucrative contract. Lockheed won, but Boeing moved foward with their commercial 747 "Jumbo Jet."

In the 60’s, when the U.S. Air Force wanted a large, heavy lift transport aircraft, Boeing and Lockheed battled for the lucrative contract. Lockheed won, but Boeing moved foward with their commercial 747 "Jumbo Jet."

See how a 1960s U.S. Air Force heavy-lift competition set Boeing and Lockheed on a collision course, and why Lockheed's win did not end Boeing's ambitions. This film reveals how that defeat helped shape the 747 Jumbo Jet, turning an intense contract battle into one of aviation's most consequential pivots.

A military loss sparks the giant jet that would change air travel.

Race for the Jumbo

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