Assembled model 1/125 passenger plane B-747-200 AF Boeing Heller 80459 The 747 was launched on April 13, 1966 by the Boeing Aircraft Company. The leader of the new generation of aircraft, the Boeing 747 surpasses the older 707 with its passenger capacity and somewhat colossal dimensions. Being the initial force of a new and such a promising era, the Boeing 747 can already be considered a reference aircraft in the development of air transport. In 1969, the 747-100 made its first flight, carrying 366 passengers over 8,560 km and remains the largest commercial aircraft in the world.