Boeing 307 Stratoliner Clipper Flying Cloud Polished Aluminum Chantilly United States // CHANTILLY, Virginia — The polished aluminum fuselage and Wright Cyclone radial engines of the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, bearing the Pan American Airways "Clipper Flying Cloud" livery, rest on display inside the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Introduced in 1940, the Stratoliner was the world's first commercial transport aircraft equipped with a pressurized cabin, enabling it to cruise at 20,000 feet to bypass turbulent weather systems. To construct this pioneering airliner, Boeing engineers adapted the wings an
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Boeing 307 Stratoliner Clipper Flying Cloud Polished Aluminum Chantilly United States // CHANTILLY, Virginia — The polished aluminum fuselage and Wright Cyclone radial engines of the Boeing 307 Stratoliner, bearing the Pan American Airways "Clipper Flying Cloud" livery, rest on display inside the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Introduced in 1940, the Stratoliner was the world's first commercial transport aircraft equipped with a pressurized cabin, enabling it to cruise at 20,000 feet to bypass turbulent weather systems. To construct this pioneering airliner, Boeing engineers adapted the wings an