> The Model 247 made its first flight on Feb. 8, 1933. It was an immediate success. United Air Lines placed an order for 60... Note that this was before the go

> The Model 247 made its first flight on Feb. 8, 1933. It was an immediate success. United Air Lines placed an order for 60... Note that this was before the government broke up United Aircraft and Transport Corporation into United Aircraft (i.e. Pratt & Whitney), Boeing, and United Airlines. In other words the vertical monopoly "bought" its own planes.