The Boeing Stratocruiser
Original caption: Luxurious Stratocruiser Shown on Test Flight. The calm waters of Puget Sound near Seattle form the backdrop for this photograph of the graceful Boeing Stratocruiser. The new Boeing, largest, fastest, and most luxurious of all postwar airliners, will join the fleets of Pan American World Airways, Scandinavian Airlines System, Northwest Airlines, American Overseas Airlines, United Air Lines and the British Overseas Airways Corporation. The 67 1/2 ton, 80 passenger Stratocruiser is a double-deck airliner developed from the famed Boeing B-29 Superfortress and the AAF's Boeing C-97 troop and cargo transport. It is 110 feet, 4 inches long, has a wingspan of 141 feet and 3 inches, and the tip of its tail reaches a height of 38 feet, 3 inches from the ground