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Scale: 1:200 - Length: 13.75" Span: 11.75" - Item: IF741009
This model represents Delta Airlines 747-100 N9898 in its 1970 delivery colors. The InFlight 200 production of this model was 252 pieces worldwide, released in December 2005.
Delta Air Lines took delivery of five 747-100s between October 2, 1970, and November 11, 1971. 747 service was launched by Delta on the "Southern Route," Atlanta (ATL)–Dallas (DFW)–Los Angeles (LAX), on October 25, 1970. The airline quickly came to the conclusion that the 747 was not practical for short domestic routes, something it had not been designed for. By 1973, with the onset of the oil crisis, Delta made the decision to dispose of its 747s. The planes were sold back to Boeing between September 1974 and April 1977.
The upper deck of Delta's 747s was divided into two sections. A wall running down the center of the compartment, with a door, made for a private stateroom on the left (port) side, which customers reserved in advance, the right side was a more "regular" first class lounge.
The 747-100 had its first flight on February 9, 1969, and entered commercial service in 1970. Boeing delivered 250 of the 747-100s, the last in 1986. Boeing built two versions of the 747-100 passenger airplane, one of which had a higher payload capacity and was known as the -100B. The 747-100 was also available as a short-range (SR) airplane, with a modified body structure to accommodate a greater number of takeoffs and landings. The 747SR model typically was used by airlines on short flights with a high-passenger capacity, as many as 550.
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