In 1930, Boeing created the revolutionary Monomail, which made traditional biplane construction a design of the past. The Monomail wing was set lower, was smooth, was made entirely of metal and had no struts (cantilevered construction). The retractable landing gear, the streamlined fuselage and the engine covered by an antidrag cowling added up to an advanced, extremely aerodynamic design.
Caption on photo: 3/4 front landing gear down Model 200 mockup Embossed with Boeing logo. Stamped on verso with Boeing logo and "Off. Boeing Photo" Photographer's number: 2623-B
Caption by Boeing, from Boeing website http://www.boeing.com/history/products/monomail.page
Physical Description: 1 photographic print : b&w ; 7.5 x 9.5 in.
Additional Information: Digital copy of this item available thanks to funding from a 2016 Institute for Museum and Library Services grant. Metadata updated as part of a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services administered by the Library Services and Technology Act, through the Washington State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State. View the finding aid for this collection at https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv58132
Credit: MOHAI, Boeing Airplane Company Airplane Production Photographs, 1953.345.60
