It seems impossible to believe, but the 747 dates back to the 1960s – and they were still churning them out until today! There are still 345 in service, although 300 of those are used as cargo carriers.
I once flew on one that had a piano bar in the upper section.
My very first flight in the Army was on a 747 from NY to London. This was on Pan Am airways too. 747 and Pan Am will just eventually be footnotes in History
After thirteen months a few miles from the DMZ in Korea, I knew I was emphatically back in The World when I flew on one of those puppies from SeaTac to Chicago.
And they flew this memorial flight path. [Zoom in on Washington].
I assume it took an act of Congress and a couple of million in bribes to make it happen.
Yes! United used to have a piano bar in the upper deck with bench seating around the outside along the windows. I flew on one of those from ORD to SFO.
No one ever believes me when I tell them about it.
I am not surprised. I helped move a small piano once. Even that seemed VERY heavy to me. But I remember hearing about those piano lounges too.