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| Aircraft Information: Boeing 717 |
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Posted by aircraftinfo on Saturday, January 27 @ 16:23:18 GMT (5387 reads) |
  The 100 seat 717 is the latest development of the popular DC-9/MD-80/MD-90 family and the only Douglas airliner which Boeing (which merged with McDonnell Douglas in 1997) plans to retain in its product line-up. It is designed for high cycle, short range regional airline operations.
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| Aircraft Information: Boeing 707 |
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Posted by aircraftinfo on Wednesday, January 17 @ 16:26:28 GMT (5397 reads) |
 The 707's jet speed, long range, high seating capacity and operating economics revolutionised airliner travel when it was introduced into service in 1958. The 707 also laid the foundations for Boeing's dominance of the jet airliner market.
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| Aircraft Information: Boeing 737-400 |
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Posted by aircraftinfo on Wednesday, January 17 @ 13:07:18 GMT (20948 reads) |
 The first generation 737s (737-100s and 737-200s) were first ordered in 1965 and were delivered in December of 1967. Since that time, Boeing has continually modified its smallest line of jets, resulting in the current generation of 737s, which includes the enlarged 737-300 (first delivered in 1984 to USAir), the further enlarged 737-400 (first delivered in 1988 to Piedmont Airlines), and the smaller 737-500 (first delivered in 1990).
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| Aircraft Information: Boeing 777-200 |
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Posted by aircraftinfo on Monday, January 15 @ 15:20:32 GMT (27291 reads) |
 Boeing's advanced widebody 777 twin incorporates more advanced technologies than any other previous Boeing airliner, and has been progressively developed into increasingly longer range developments. The 777 was originally conceived as a stretched 767, but Boeing instead adopted an all new design. Notable 777 design features include a unique fuselage cross section, Boeing's first application of fly-by-wire, an advanced technology glass flightdeck with five liquid crystal displays, comparatively large scale use of composites (10% by weight), and advanced and extremely powerful engines. The 777 was also offered with optional folding wings where the outer 6m/21ft of each would fold upwards for operations at space restricted airports.
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| Aircraft Information: Boeing 727-200 |
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Posted by aircraftinfo on Thursday, August 31 @ 12:03:26 BST (13588 reads) |
 The 727-100 had been in service barely a year when Boeing began serious consideration of a stretched, greater capacity development. This resulted in the 727-200, which Boeing announced it was developing in August 1965. The 727-200 was essentially a minimum change development of the 100, the only major change being the 6.10m (20ft) fuselage stretch, which increased maximum seating to 189 passengers. The 727-200's stretch consisted of two 3.05m (10ft) plugs, one forward and one rear of the wing. Otherwise the 727-100 and 200 shared common engines, fuel tank capacity and the same maximum takeoff weight. |
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| Aircraft Information: Boeing 727-100 |
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Posted by aircraftinfo on Thursday, August 31 @ 12:00:40 BST (15509 reads) |
 The 727 short to medium range trijet is the world's second most successful jet airliner built. Initial design studies began in 1956, although for a time it appeared that a new short/medium range airliner would not be built at all due to Boeing's financial position before sales of the 707 had taken off. Boeing persisted however and serious development of the 727 beginning in June 1959. The program was launched on the strength of orders for 80 from Eastern and United in 1960.
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| Aircraft Information: Boeing 747-400 |
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Posted by aircraftinfo on Wednesday, August 30 @ 17:59:57 BST (74609 reads) |
 Boeing launched its 747 program in 1966 when Pan Am placed an order for 25 of the giant double-decker jets. 30 years later (as of 1996), the 747 is still the largest commercial airliner ever built. After delivering 167 of the original 747-100s, Boeing moved on to the more powerful 747-100B and then delivered 225 of the 747-200 series which carried a standard load of 374 passengers. These early models have as many as 971 lights, switches, and gauges on the flight deck.
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| Aircraft Information: Boeing 787 |
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Posted by aircraftinfo on Monday, August 28 @ 19:25:15 BST (286297 reads) |
 The Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner is a super-efficient airplane with new passenger-pleasing features. It will bring the economics of large jet transports to the middle of the market, using 20 percent less fuel than any other airplane of its size. Customers will enjoy forty- to sixty-percent more cargo revenue capacity. In addition to improving airplane performance and team efficiency, computational fluid dynamics and wind tunnel testing contribute to safety, the ultimate design goal.
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