It was designed as a smaller version of Lockheed's 10-A, sitting just over 36 feet long with a wingspan of 49.5 feet, earning itself the "Electra Junior" nickname. Lockheed devised the Electra ...
DALLAS — Today, in 1964, the three-engined Boeing 727 entered service with launch customer Eastern Air Lines (EA), one of the "Big Four" domestic airlines created by the Spoils Conferences of 1930.