Boeing 747 Cathay Pacific747 200 Cathy Pacific airplane model. The groundbreaking 747 transformed air travel by introducing unprecedented size and efficiency. Its large capacity dramatically lowered operating costs per seat, making long distance international flights more affordable. Born in the 1960s after Boeing missed out on a US Air Force contract for a massive transport plane, the 747 targeted the emerging market for a high capacity "jumbo jet." Leveraging military

the F-111 evolved in response to a joint services requirement in the 1960s for a long-range interceptor (US Navy) and deep-strike interdictor (USAF)

It uses a similar fuselage to the Embraer Regional Jet family

high-speed penetrations

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic

Painted to reflect the aircraft flown by Jimmy Doolittle on that famous raid

3 m (24 ft) long

Tunner Award for the mission

and the Navy received its first delivery on August 13

the KC-135

with a caster nose wheel and steering via differential braking on the main wheels

A total of 2

it stayed competitive with Allied fighter aircraft until the end of the war