Love the 747. One of my favorite aircraft of all time, and certainly in that class! A real classic of the genre...it ranks at the top historically with the DC-3, the Constellation, and the 707 lined up behind it.
Indeed!
I have been fortunate to sit in two of the most unique seats in commercial aviation, upstairs in a 747 and row one downstairs.
Upstairs you feel like you are in a small, private jet. From row one, because of the curve of the nose, you can see straight ahead. And when on the ground you are in front of the landing gear. On the ground you have a weird sensation when taxiing, you feel like you are ahead of the turn.
I love the 747 and also the legendary 707.
Amazingly, the old 707 is still a viable aircraft that is in service by both civilian and military users...it’s simply the finest fuel tanker in existence. It’s also a great platform for AWACS and scientific purposes.
Airbus is a bust IMO..if not for unfair state sponsorship it would not exist, and that would be best IMO. Too big, takes way to much airport to support and too expensive to operate.
If it ain’t Boeing, I ain’t going!