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|type=Propeller airliners
|manufacturer=[Boeing
|image=
|caption=A Pan American World Airlines Stratocruiser undergoing maintenance.
|designer=
|first flight=1947-07-08
|introduced=
|retired=
|number built=56
|status=
|primary user=[Pan Am
|more users=[BOAC
|unit cost=
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The
Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was the civilian version of the C-97 Stratofreighter, which in turn was derived from the
B-50 Superfortress. It first flew on July 8, 1947.
Despite serious design flaws and a marginal service record, Ernest K. Gann's Flying Circus: Lady with a past the Stratocruiser was one of the great post-war propeller airliners. Extremely complex and expensive, only 56 were built. It continued in mainline service until 1960, when it had been made obsolete by the coming of the Boeing 707 and other first generation jetliners. The 377 was the flagship of the
Pan Am and BOAC fleets from delivery in 1949 until the arrival of the 707 and
de Havilland Comet respectively. Its spiral staircase, which led to a lower-deck lounge, inspired the one on the
Boeing 747. It was one of the few airliners with a double-decker seating arrangement (another was the French Breguet Deux-Ponts) until the 747, however some airlines had lower-level lounges on their
L-1011 Tristar aircraft.
Operators
- Línea Internacional Aérea
- British Overseas Airways Corporation
Safety record
- This aircraft type suffered 13 hull-loss accidents between 1951 and 1970 with a total of 140 fatalities. The worst single accident occurred on April 29, 1952; separation of the number two engine and propeller from Pan American World Airways Flight 202 caused it to crash in the jungle near Carolina, Brazil, killing all forty-one passengers and nine crew.
Aero Spacelines/Guppys
In the 1960s,
Aero Spacelines modified several Stratocruisers to make oversized transports dubbed "Guppys". The first of these was the
Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy, followed by the Aero Spacelines Super Guppy, and finally the Aero Spacelines Mini Guppy.
Specifications (377)
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|engine (jet)=|type of jet=|number of jets=|thrust main=|thrust alt=|thrust original=|afterburning thrust main=|afterburning thrust alt=|engine (prop)=Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major 28-cylinder
radial engines|type of prop=four-bladed propellers|number of props=4|power main= 3,500 hp|power alt= 2,610 kW|power original=
|max speed main=375 mph|max speed alt= 603 km/h|cruise speed main=301 mph|cruise speed alt= 483 km/h|never exceed speed main=|never exceed speed alt=|stall speed main=|stall speed alt=|range main= 3650 nm|range alt= 6760 km|ceiling main= 32,000 ft|ceiling alt= 9,800 m|climb rate main=|climb rate alt=|loading main=|loading alt=|thrust/weight=|power/mass main=|power/mass alt=|more performance=
Max cruise: 340 mph (547 km/h)
|armament=
|avionics=
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References
- Wilson, Stewart
- Boeing 377 - Stratocruiser A very comprehensive enthusiast page on the type
- The Aviation History On-Line Museum - Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
- California Classic - The Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser
- Air Disaster, Vol. 4: The Propeller Era, by MacArthur Job, Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd. (Australia), 2001 ISBN 1-875671-48-X
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{{Infobox Aircraft |name=Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
|type=Propeller airliners
|manufacturer=[Boeing
|image=
|caption=A Pan American World Airlines Stratocruiser undergoing maintenance.
|designer=
|first flight=1947-07-08
|introduced=
|retired=
|number built=56
|status=
|primary user=[Pan Am
|more users=[BOAC
|unit cost=
|developed from=[C-97 Stratofreighter
|variants with their own articles=[Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy[Aero Spacelines Super Guppy[Aero Spacelines Mini Guppy
-->
]
The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was the civilian version of the C-97 Stratofreighter, which in turn was derived from the B-50 Superfortress. It first flew on July 8, 1947.
Despite serious design flaws and a marginal service record, Ernest K. Gann's Flying Circus: Lady with a past the Stratocruiser was one of the great post-war propeller airliners. Extremely complex and expensive, only 56 were built. It continued in mainline service until 1960, when it had been made obsolete by the coming of the Boeing 707 and other first generation jetliners. The 377 was the flagship of the Pan Am and BOAC fleets from delivery in 1949 until the arrival of the 707 and de Havilland Comet respectively. Its spiral staircase, which led to a lower-deck lounge, inspired the one on the Boeing 747. It was one of the few airliners with a double-decker seating arrangement (another was the French Breguet Deux-Ponts) until the 747, however some airlines had lower-level lounges on their L-1011 Tristar aircraft.
Operators
Safety record
- This aircraft type suffered 13 hull-loss accidents between 1951 and 1970 with a total of 140 fatalities. The worst single accident occurred on April 29, 1952; separation of the number two engine and propeller from Pan American World Airways Flight 202 caused it to crash in the jungle near Carolina, Brazil, killing all forty-one passengers and nine crew.
Aero Spacelines/Guppys
In the 1960s, Aero Spacelines modified several Stratocruisers to make oversized transports dubbed "Guppys". The first of these was the Aero Spacelines Pregnant Guppy, followed by the Aero Spacelines Super Guppy, and finally the Aero Spacelines Mini Guppy.
Specifications (377)
{{aircraft specifications]. To add a new line, end the old one with a right parenthesis ")", and start a new fully formatted line beginning with * -->|crew=|capacity=Up to 100 passengers on main deck plus 14 in lower deck lounge; typical seating for 63 or 84 passengers or 28 berthed and five seated passengers.|length main= 110 ft 4 in|length alt= 33.63 m|span main= 141 ft 3 in|span alt= 43.05 m|height main= 38 ft 3 in|height alt= 11.66 m|area main= 1769 ft²|area alt= 164.3 m²|airfoil=|empty weight main= 83,500 lb|empty weight alt= 37,876 kg|loaded weight main=|loaded weight alt=|useful load main=|useful load alt=|max takeoff weight main= 148,000 lb|max takeoff weight alt= 67,133 kg|more general=
|engine (jet)=|type of jet=|number of jets=|thrust main=|thrust alt=|thrust original=|afterburning thrust main=|afterburning thrust alt=|engine (prop)=Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major 28-cylinder radial engines|type of prop=four-bladed propellers|number of props=4|power main= 3,500 hp|power alt= 2,610 kW|power original=
|max speed main=375 mph|max speed alt= 603 km/h|cruise speed main=301 mph|cruise speed alt= 483 km/h|never exceed speed main=|never exceed speed alt=|stall speed main=|stall speed alt=|range main= 3650 nm|range alt= 6760 km|ceiling main= 32,000 ft|ceiling alt= 9,800 m|climb rate main=|climb rate alt=|loading main=|loading alt=|thrust/weight=|power/mass main=|power/mass alt=|more performance=Max cruise: 340 mph (547 km/h)
|armament=
|avionics=
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References
- Wilson, Stewart
- Boeing 377 - Stratocruiser A very comprehensive enthusiast page on the type
- The Aviation History On-Line Museum - Boeing 377 Stratocruiser
- California Classic - The Boeing Model 377 Stratocruiser
- Air Disaster, Vol. 4: The Propeller Era, by MacArthur Job, Aerospace Publications Pty. Ltd. (Australia), 2001 ISBN 1-875671-48-X
Related content
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