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Most awesome passenger airplanes of all time

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Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde

Entry into service: 1976

The Concorde first flew over 25 years ago, and yet it remains the pinnacle of civil aviation development for one reason - speed. The Concorde is the only aircraft in the world operating scheduled passenger flights at supersonic speed.

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Boeing 747

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747

Entry into service: 1970

The hugely significant 747 revolutionised airline transport. Far bigger than anything before it, the 747 slashed operating costs per seat and thus cut the cost of long haul international airline travel.

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Boeing 707

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_707

Entry into service: 1958

The 707's jet speed, long range, high seating capacity and operating economics revolutionised airliner travel when it was introduced into service in 1958. The 707 also laid the foundations for Boeing's dominance of the jet airliner market.

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Lockheed L-1011 Tristar

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_L-1011_TriStar

Entry into service: 1972

The Lockheed TriStar was the second widebody airliner to be launched, and although it was dogged with early financial and development problems, particularly with the engine, it went on to gain an excellent reputation in service for its reliability, economy of operation and low noise emissions.

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Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Constellation

Entry into service: 1952

A total of 579 Super Constellations were built between 1951 and 1958 with 259 going to commercial operators and 320 to the US military

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Airbus A380

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A380

Entry into service: 2007

Initially named Airbus A3XX, the aircraft was designed to challenge Boeing's monopoly in the large-aircraft market. The 555 seat, double deck Airbus A380 is the world's largest airliner, easily eclipsing Boeing's 747.

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De Havilland Comet

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Comet

Entry into service: 1952

The de Havilland DH 106 Comet was the first production commercial jetliner. It featured an aerodynamically clean design with four de Havilland Ghost turbojet engines buried in the wings, a pressurised fuselage, and large square windows. For the era, it offered a relatively quiet, comfortable passenger cabin and showed signs of being a commercial success at its 1952 debut.

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Douglas DC-8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-8

Entry into service: 1959

The Douglas DC-8 is a four-engined narrow-body passenger commercial jet airliner, manufactured from 1958 to 1972 by the Douglas Aircraft Company. Launched later than the competing Boeing 707, the DC-8 nevertheless established Douglas in a strong position in the airliner market, and remained in production until 1972 when it began to be superseded by much larger designs