Boeing 747 - Jumbo Jet

The Boeing 747, sometimes nicknamed the "Jumbo Jet" is among the world's most recognizable aircraft and was the first wide-body commercial airliner ever produced.

First flown commercially in 1970, it was the largest passenger aircraft in operational service in the world for almost forty years.

For the final assembly of the Boeing 747 Boeing had to construct the largest building in the world, at Everett Paine Field, near Seattle.

On 9 February 1969, the 747 flew for the first time.

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is the most fuel-efficient airliner and the world's first major airliner to use composite materials for most of its construction. Its development has involved a large-scale collaboration with numerous suppliers.

Composite materials are engineered materials made from two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties which remain separate and distinct on a macroscopic level within the finished structure.

The aircraft's first flight took place on December 15, 2009. The 787 is currently undergoing flight testing with a goal being certified in late 2010.