1st flight was on 27th April 2005. Commercial service didn’t start until October 2007 with Singapore Airlines being its first customer. b) The Boeing 747 series It’s the 2nd largest commercial Aircraft in the sky with a set of four engines and an extended double deck on which the upper part houses the 1st class section. Built by the Boeing company‚ this jet can reach speeds of up to mach 0.85 (920kmh) and can carry a maximum of 660 passengers. Its 1st flight was on February 9th 1969 inside
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Boeing B-29 Supperfortress Though it was conceived of before World War II‚ its impact was not felt until the war was close to an end. However‚ in this short amount of time‚ you could argue it had a greater impact on the pacific theater than any other weapon. Without the capabilities of the B-29 Supperfortress there is no doubt the war in the pacific would have carried on for years past its actual end date‚ and would have resulted in the loss of countless more American lives. The effect of the
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Assignment summary: This assignment investigated the product development process in Boeing 787 Dreamliner. I will go through The product development process adopted for the product‚ Reasons/features that created excitement in the first place‚ Major problems encountered that caused the delay in launching the product‚ Problems faced in operation that led to the grounding of all aircrafts of this model‚ Problems faced in operation that led to the grounding of all aircrafts of this model and How would
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Development of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Introduction In 2003‚ Boeing launched a project to build a new airframe that had the original designation of 7E7 Dreamliner. In January 2005‚ the aircraft was redesigned the 787 Dreamliner. Boeing’s intent was to utilize new technology and procurement processes to build two versions of the aircraft. The 787-8 was designed to carry 210 to 250 passengers on routes of 7‚650 to 8‚200 nautical miles and the stretch version (787-9) was designed to transport
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The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber aircraft developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps The Boeing B-17 bomber was an innovative plane introduced by the United States military in 1938. It was the most durable plane of World War II‚ and completed many successful missions in its ten-year commission. This four-engine bomber was developed for the United States Army Air Corps -4000 pounds of bombs -it can go at least 2000 miles -eight 50-calliber machine
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Boeing Scrambles to Repair Problems With New Plane Layers of Outsourcing Slow 787 Production; ’Hostage to Suppliers ’ By J. LYNN LUNSFORD December 7‚ 2007 EVERETT‚ Wash. -- On Tuesday‚ Boeing Co. will give Wall Street a progress report on its 787 Dreamliner‚ as it scrambles to overcome a six-month delay in producing the new jet. A look inside the project reveals that the mess stems from one of its main selling points to investors -- global outsourcing. When the Chicago aerospace giant set out
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Evaluation of future development strategies for Boeing and Airbus Seminar Paper Transportation University of Applied Sciences HTW Chur Dr. Oec. HSG Andreas Wittmer 15th January 2010 Wanner Marco‚ Haag Marius‚ Mäder Liliane‚ Tinu Joseph & Schuler Christoph Table of contents 1 Introduction .................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Delimitation .......................................................................
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The Boeing Corporation is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally‚ Boeing designs and manufactures rotorcraft‚ electronic and defense systems‚ missiles‚ satellites‚ launch vehicles and advanced information and communication systems. As a major service provider to NASA‚ Boeing operates the Space Shuttle and International Space Station. The company also provides numerous military and commercial airline
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WSJ-Airbus and Boeing Duke It Out to Win Lucrative Iberia Deal-2003 Key take away: Threaten to lease planes from Singapore Airline to bring prices down by Boeing and Airbus. No counter offers were entertained. Also the key was getting two bidders: Boeing as a stalking horse into the situation. Summary: April 2002-Iberia starts to shop for new jetliners. Boeing and Airbus send a model areoplane each as a calling card. The jetliner market is projected to have sales of more than $1 trillion
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Joslyn Roth Current Events Paper-The Boeing 787 Dreamliner William Boeing became fascinated with planes after flying in a hydroplane over Lake Washington in 1914. Boeing and his close friend‚ Conrad Westervelt‚ decided they could build a better plane after a few more sessions. A small building housed the first design of the Boeing plane and on June 15‚ 1916 the B&W Model 1 was born. Now‚ Boeing is the largest aircraft company in the world. Boeing has a history of being the best aircraft company
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