Originally Posted by
Powka
I would assume that the first Boeing passenger planes came with overhead bins already. They should've! If they could build a plane, surely they were smart enough to use the space over passenger's head.
Can't speak to the first Boeing plane, but the DC-3 had a "shelf" for passenger hats. But your average roll-aboard today wouldn't fit.
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