Boeing`s commercial aircraft boss Ray Conner said Sutter was "an inspiration" not just to Boeing but "to the entire aerospace industry".
The 747, which ushered in the long-haul travel era, first flew in 1969 before making its commercial debut in 1970.
It only lost its status as the biggest passenger aircraft in 2007 with the launch of the Airbus A380.
Sutter was in charge of the engineering team that developed the 747 in the mid-1960s.
He and his team became known as "the Incredibles" for producing the world`s largest aeroplane in just 29 months.
Cautious beginnings
Ironically, Boeing did not initially expect to produce many passenger-carrying 747s.
In the 1960s, the future of commercial aviation was widely expected to be with supersonic airliners. The subsonic 747 was expected to become obsolete after a production run of about 400 craft.
Boeing thought it would largely be used as a freighter - which was why the pilots` cabin was placed on an upper deck - giving the aircraft its distinctive humped silhouette.
However, with the oil price rises of the 1970s, noisy and expensive supersonic flight was limited to just one commercial aircraft - Concorde.
The 747, on the other hand, has been continuously updated and improved throughout its life.
Production is likely to last until at least 2019, and so far the company has delivered more than 1,500 of the planes.
Joe Sutter, `Father of the Boeing 747`, dies
01 September 2016
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Joe Sutter, the man who led development of Boeing`s 747 jumbo jet, has died aged 95.
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