Jumbo jet

Jumbo jet

The Boeing 747

The Boeing 747 was the original jumbo jet. The 747 was the first wide-body airliner, first to use the twin-aisle concept, and the first airliner to use high bypass turbofan engines. Major features are:

*triple decks - the lowest used by some airlines for galleys as well as cargo
*distinctive profile - the hump over the forward fuselage makes this airliner easily distinguishable from others.

Other jumbo jets

* Informally, the Airbus A380, nicknamed the "Super Jumbo"
* Informally, wide-body aircraft
* Informally, very large aircraft such as the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Antonov An-124, Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter, and Antonov An-225


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • jumbo jet — UK US noun [C] also INFORMAL jumbo) TRANSPORT ► a very large plane that transports hundreds of passengers: »a 747 jumbo jet …   Financial and business terms

  • jumbo jet — jumbo ,jet noun count a large airplane for a lot of passengers. A jumbo jet is often simply called a jumbo …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • jumbo jet — jum bo jet (j[u^]m b[ o] j[e^]t ), n. A large commercial jet airplane, usually having a passenger capacity of over 300 in normal use; also called {widebody airlane}. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • jumbo jet — also jumbo n a very large plane for carrying passengers …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • jumbo jet — jumbo jeta [džámbo džêt tudi júmbo jét] m (ȃ ȇ; ȗ ẹ̑) žarg. ameriško reakcijsko potniško letalo B 747 …   Slovar slovenskega knjižnega jezika

  • jumbo jet — ► NOUN ▪ a very large airliner carrying several hundred passengers …   English terms dictionary

  • jumbo-jet — gros porteur [ gropɔrtɶr ] n. m. • 1969; de gros et porteur ♦ Avion de transport de grande capacité. Des gros porteurs. Recomm. offic. pour jumbo jet. ● jumbo jet, jumbo jets nom masculin (américain jumbo jet, de …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • jumbo jet — noun a very large jet plane • Syn: ↑jumbojet • Hypernyms: ↑jet, ↑jet plane, ↑jet propelled plane * * * a widebody jet airliner. Also, jumbo. [1960 65] * * * jumbo jet …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jumbo-Jet — Boeing 747 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jumbo Jet — Boeing 747 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Jumbo Jet — Boeing 747 Boeing 747 Constructeur Boeing Type …   Wikipédia en Français

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”