Jumbo jet

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A jumbo jet is a term used to describe a wide-body aircraft, most commonly with the Boeing 747.

[edit] 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.

[edit] List of 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
  • Antonov An-225

[edit] See also

• Wide-body aircraft
• Superjumbo

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