Jumbo: The Plane That Changed The World

BY ARROW MEDIA
RELEASED: 2014
RUNTIME: 1x60 min
1x120 min
KEY PERSONNEL: Tom Brisley
BROADCASTER: BBC Two, Discovery Canada, Smithsonian Channel
DISTRIBUTOR: TCB Media
CATEGORY: History, Science

This is the remarkable story of the most recognisable hump in the sky – the Jumbo

The 747 was a game changer; the jet that gave us cheap air travel. But this first wide-body airliner was a billion-dollar gamble that took technology to the limits - and nearly destroyed the Boeing Company.

This is the remarkable story of the most recognisable hump in the sky – the Jumbo. It examines why this iconic plane didn’t just revolutionise airline travel, it changed the world as we know it.