Also the 747 was originally designed as part of a competition to provide a larger Air Force transport than the C-141. In the event, it lost out to the Lockheed

Also the 747 was originally designed as part of a competition to provide a larger Air Force transport than the C-141. In the event, it lost out to the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and was re-purposed as a civilian airliner and transport. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747