How Much Bigger Has The Boeing 747 Got Over The Years?

The Boeing 747, known as one of the largest commercial airliners in the world, has been in development for more than five decades. While the size of the Queen of the Skies increased over the years, its popularity experienced the opposite. However, several examples continue to fly today in passenger and cargo operations. Some aircraft spent their early years transporting millions of passengers worldwide before being converted to cargo aircraft, while others were built as new freighters.