Boeing 377 Stratocruiser

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The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was a large, luxurious post–World War II long-range airliner derived from the C-97 Stratofreighter, noted for its double-deck cabin and use on premier international routes.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser canonical 3
Stratocruiser 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airliner ⓘ
long-range airliner ⓘ
piston-engined airliner ⓘ
post–World War II aircraft ⓘ
aircraftConfiguration low-wing monoplane ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Stratocruiser ⓘ
cabinLayout double-deck cabin ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 4 ⓘ
cruiseSpeed about 375 mph ⓘ
derivedFrom Boeing B-29 Superfortress ⓘ
linked to: B-29 Superfortress

Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter ⓘ
engineConfiguration four-engined ⓘ
engineType piston engine ⓘ
enteredServiceWith Pan American World Airways ⓘ
firstFlight 1947-07-08 ⓘ
fuselageType double-bubble fuselage ⓘ
height 11.7 m ⓘ
introduced 1949 ⓘ
length 33.7 m ⓘ
manufacturer Boeing ⓘ
maximumPassengerCapacity 100 ⓘ
maximumTakeoffWeight about 66,000 kg ⓘ
notableFeature lower-deck lounge ⓘ
luxurious interior ⓘ
pressurized cabin ⓘ
numberBuilt 56 ⓘ
powerplant Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major ⓘ
pressurization yes ⓘ
primaryEraOfOperation 1950s ⓘ
late 1940s ⓘ
primaryRole civil airliner ⓘ
range about 4,600 mi ⓘ
retired 1963 ⓘ
status retired from airline service ⓘ
successor Boeing 707 on many routes ⓘ
tailConfiguration conventional tail ⓘ
typicalPassengerCapacity 80 ⓘ
usedBy American Overseas Airlines ⓘ
British Overseas Airways Corporation ⓘ
El Al ⓘ
Israel Air Force ⓘ
linked to: Israeli Air Force

Northwest Orient Airlines ⓘ
Pan American World Airways ⓘ
Transocean Air Lines ⓘ
US Air Force (as C-97 derivative) ⓘ
United Air Lines ⓘ
linked to: United Airlines
usedFor premier international routes ⓘ
wingspan 43.1 m ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pan American World Airways → operatedAircraft → Boeing 377 Stratocruiser ⓘ
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter → civilianDerivative → Boeing 377 Stratocruiser ⓘ
subject linked to: Boeing C‑97 Stratofreighter
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser → alsoKnownAs → Stratocruiser ⓘ
linked to: Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major → usedInAircraft → Boeing 377 Stratocruiser ⓘ