Editing Boeing 747 (section)

== Cultural impact ==
{{See also|Aircraft in fiction#Boeing 747}}
[[File:American Airlines C.R. Smith Museum May 2019 21 (Wurlitzer electronic piano).jpg|thumb|American Airlines 747 Wurlitzer electronic piano, 1971]]

Following its debut, the 747 rapidly achieved [[Cultural icon|iconic]] status. The aircraft entered the cultural lexicon as the original ''Jumbo Jet'', a term coined by the aviation media to describe its size,<ref>Haenggi 2003, p. 9.</ref> and was also nicknamed ''Queen of the Skies''.<ref>Sutter 2006, p. 279.</ref> Test pilot [[David Davies (test pilot)|David P. Davies]] described it as "a most impressive aeroplane with a number of exceptionally fine qualities",<ref name="Davies">{{cite book |last1=Davies |first1=David P. |title=Handling the Big Jets: An Explanation of the Significant Differences in Flying Qualities Between Jet Transport Aeroplanes and Piston Engined Transport Aeroplanes, Together with Some Other Aspects of Jet Transport Handling |date=1971 |publisher=Air Registration Board |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TKZTAAAAMAAJ |language=en |isbn=0903083019 |edition=3rd}}</ref>{{rp|249}} and praised its flight control system as "truly outstanding" because of its redundancy.<ref name="Davies" />{{rp|256}}

Appearing in over 300 film productions,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Category:Boeing 747 |url=http://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Category:Boeing_747 |access-date=April 1, 2015 |website=impdb.org}}</ref> the 747 is one of the most widely depicted civilian aircraft and is considered by many as one of the most iconic in film history.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 6, 2013 |title=The most iconic aircraft in film history |url=http://www.chapman-freeborn.com/blog/the-most-iconic-aircraft-in-film-history/ |access-date=April 1, 2015 |website=chapman-freeborn.com}}</ref> It has appeared in film productions such as the disaster films ''[[Airport 1975]]'' and ''[[Airport '77]]'', as well as ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'', ''[[Die Hard 2]]'', and ''[[Executive Decision]]''.<ref>[http://www.ram.org/ramblings/movies/executive_decision.html "Executive Decision"]. ''Movie Ramblings''. Retrieved: December 17, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/air_force_one/ "Air Force One"]. Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved: December 17, 2007.</ref>