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What was the first widely produced aircraft to feature a pressurized cabin for passengers? One could say a major milestone in aviation was the first need for

What was the first widely produced aircraft to feature a pressurized cabin for passengers? One could say a major milestone in aviation was the first need for a toilet. What aircraft started travelling such lengths of time that a toilet is necessary?

HPsquared 4y ago
The B-29 was the first mass-produced pressurized aircraft. Boeing 307 was an earlier passenger airliner, but only 10 were built. Lockheed Constellation was the first mass produced pressurized airliner.
eesmith 4y ago
> first widely produced aircraft to feature a pressurized cabin for passengers "While the first experimental pressurization systems saw use during the 1920s and 1930s, it was not until 1940 that a commercial aircraft would enter service with a pressurized cabin, when the Boeing 307 Stratoliner ..." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_pressurization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_pressurization > What aircraft started travelling such lengths of time that a toilet is necessary? For airplanes, looks like the Vickers Vimy Commercial in 1919. https://archive.org/details/airliners0000wall_v8m6/page/56/mode/2up?q=lavatory https://archive.org/details/airliners0000wall_v8m6/page/56/m... says "The fuselage of the standard Vimy had been completely rebuilt to give an enclosed cabin with seating for 10 passengers and a lavatory. Company records appear to have been unusually discreet about mentioning this last very necessary facility, but the Vimy appears to hold the record for the first airborne toilet." Since that the term "aircraft" includes airships, I'll offer LZ 10 Schwaben (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_10_Schwaben https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_10_Schwaben), as a likely earlier example. DELAG ("the world's first airline to use an aircraft in revenue service" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DELAG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DELAG) started flying it in 1911.

HPsquared 4y ago

The B-29 was the first mass-produced pressurized aircraft. Boeing 307 was an earlier passenger airliner, but only 10 were built. Lockheed Constellation was the first mass produced pressurized airliner.

eesmith 4y ago

> first widely produced aircraft to feature a pressurized cabin for passengers "While the first experimental pressurization systems saw use during the 1920s and 1930s, it was not until 1940 that a commercial aircraft would enter service with a pressurized cabin, when the Boeing 307 Stratoliner ..." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_pressurization https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_pressurization > What aircraft started travelling such lengths of time that a toilet is necessary? For airplanes, looks like the Vickers Vimy Commercial in 1919. https://archive.org/details/airliners0000wall_v8m6/page/56/mode/2up?q=lavatory https://archive.org/details/airliners0000wall_v8m6/page/56/m... says "The fuselage of the standard Vimy had been completely rebuilt to give an enclosed cabin with seating for 10 passengers and a lavatory. Company records appear to have been unusually discreet about mentioning this last very necessary facility, but the Vimy appears to hold the record for the first airborne toilet." Since that the term "aircraft" includes airships, I'll offer LZ 10 Schwaben (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_10_Schwaben https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_10_Schwaben), as a likely earlier example. DELAG ("the world's first airline to use an aircraft in revenue service" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DELAG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DELAG) started flying it in 1911.