# " PACKAGED PROFITS " CARGO CAPACITY OF BOEING 747 JET AIRCRAFT LOWER COMPARTMENT 90554

This is a 1970s era, color movie made by Boeing, describing the use of the 747 aircraft to carry cargo using the baggage area below the main deck. As the narrator states, the 747 is essentially an aerial train, airlifting people and goods and mail across an entire continent between breakfast and lunch. The 747 prototype aircraft is shown at :30. The future is here - now. Boeing 747. Packaged Profits. Lower Compartment Cargo System. The purpose of the film is the highlighted technology that went into creating an automated cargo movement and packing system that speeds up the movement of cargo within the lower hold of the Boeing 747. The movie opens with an airborne Boeing 747 which carries up to 490 passengers or more than 100 tons of freight at speeds of more than 600 mph. The airplane is divided into three levels - or decks - an animation illustrates this 1:50. The top level contains the flight crew’s cockpit with state room or lounge provisions 1:57. The mid-level is a continuous floor from nose to tail providing seating for passengers – or cargo – depending on the configuration 2:04. The main deck. The lower level contains three compartments that are used for cargo, baggage and mail or optionally, a galley, complete with elevator 2:35. Passengers line up for bags 3:25. Models of new terminals 4:09. Containerization will result in faster cargo and baggage handling 4:25. Container system is displayed on the 747 5:00. The forward cargo compartment 5:35. Containers are loaded…

- Kind: Film
- By: PeriscopeFilm
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/90554-packaged-profits-vwr)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/90554-packaged-profits-vwr?play=1)