Basic Proposal Mats Cargo Transport (1 results)

4to. [Approx. 300 pp (sections separately paginated).], printed fore-edge thumb tabs. With diagrams, illustrations, text illustrations, throughout. Flexible printed black vinyl, white & red lettering, black plastic-comb binding as issued, yapp fore-edges (minor edgewear, rubbing), still VG copy, w/ date stamp & limitation on Table of Contents page. First edition, "Advance Copy" (# 7 of 10?) of this exceedingly scarce promotional sales proposal for the Boeing 738 Military Transport Aircraft based on the Boeing 707, and early precursor to what would later become the Boeing 737, whereas the Model 735 would have been a civilian 707-based freighter to compete with the Douglas DC-8. These were developed by the Boeing Transport Division in light of the company's in-house 1958-1961 reports that air operations would sharply expand by 1965, and grossly under-predicted the company's production of 707 and 727 aircraft. By reconfiguring wing length, combining features from both the Boeing 707 and the C-135, Boeing engineers in this proposal closely foreshadowed the developments which led to the Boeing 737. The Boeing 737 would later go onto become the highest selling commercial aircraft, with current backlogs of later generations now above 4200 aircraft on order. No copies in Worldcat; See: Andreas Spaeth, The Boeing 737: How a Simple Jet Revolutionized Aviation, Aeroreport (7/21/2025); Ian Gold, Boeing Forecats: 2010 Hindsight (Dec. 18, 2009).