Pan Am Clipper Flying Cloud Polished Aluminum Airplane Chantilly United States // CHANTILLY, Virginia — The polished aluminum fuselage of the Pan American Airways Clipper Flying Cloud rests on the exhibition floor of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Introduced in 1940 as the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, this model was the first commercial transport aircraft equipped with a pressurized cabin, allowing it to comfortably cruise above turbulent weather at 20,000 feet. The aircraft's engineering utilized the wings, tail, and four Wright Cyclone engines of the B-17 bomber, paired with a newly designed ci
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Pan Am Clipper Flying Cloud Polished Aluminum Airplane Chantilly United States // CHANTILLY, Virginia — The polished aluminum fuselage of the Pan American Airways Clipper Flying Cloud rests on the exhibition floor of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Introduced in 1940 as the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, this model was the first commercial transport aircraft equipped with a pressurized cabin, allowing it to comfortably cruise above turbulent weather at 20,000 feet. The aircraft's engineering utilized the wings, tail, and four Wright Cyclone engines of the B-17 bomber, paired with a newly designed ci