n nFor the 50th anniversary of the Boeing 747s first commercial flight, a picture book about the development of the iconic passenger plane and how it changed the history of air travel. n nIn 1968, the biggest passenger jet the world had ever seen premiered in Everett, Washington. The giant plane was called the Boeing 747, but reporters named it the Jumbo jet. n nThere was only one problem. It couldnt fly. Yet. n nJumbo details the story of the worlds first wide body passenger jet, which could hold more people than any other plane at the time and played a pivotal role in allowing middle class families to afford overseas travel. Author and illustrator Chris Gall, himself a licensed pilot, shows how an innovative design, hard work by countless people, and ground-breaking engineering put the Jumbo jet in the air. n nOn January 22, 1970, the Boeing 747 made its first transatlantic flight, taking passengers from New York to Paris in seven hours.n