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Boeing 727
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First to bring the speed and comfort of jet travel to hundreds of communities with short runways -- as short as 5,000 feet.
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First time airplane was "tailored made." First airplane to have a triple-slotted flap system for superior takeoff and landing performance
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Boeing 727
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First large commercial airplane to carry its own built-in airstairs and auxiliary power unit and to feature single-point refueling for total independence of ground support equipment at through stops.
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Boeing 727
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737 faced heavy competition from the Douglas
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DC-9
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To save production time, and get the plane on the market as soon as possible, Boeing gave the 737 the same upper-lobe fuselage as the
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707 and 727
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had six-abreast seating -- a selling point, because this way it could take more passengers per load; wings mounted under wings
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Boeing 737
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the ____ was the most-ordered plane in commercial history.
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737
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Next-Generation 737s -- models....
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600, -700, -800 and -900.
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Most notable design feature of the NG is a
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redesigned wing, allowing for greater speed and greater fuel economy.
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The cargo hold had room for 3,400 pieces of baggage and could be unloaded in seven minutes.
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Boeing 747
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747-300 has an
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extended upper deck and carries even more passengers than the -200.
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747-400 rolled out in 1988. it has 6-foot-high _____ on the wing tips. Also Flight Crew went from 3 to ____
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"winglets"; 2 flight crew members
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747-400 also is produced as a
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freighter, as a combination freighter and passenger model, and as a special domestic version, without the winglets, for shorter-range flights.
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747-400ER, which first flew July 31, 2002, is available in both
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passenger and freighter
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The twin-engine, medium-range ____ is up to 50 percent more fuel efficient than the older 727 jetliners it was designed to replace, but retained the 727's short-field capability.
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757
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The pioneering two-crew computerized flight decks or "glass cockpits" of the ___ and ___are nearly identical, so pilots could easily qualify to fly both.
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757 & 767
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The Boeing 767, built in Everett, Wash., alongside the 747,
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can carry from 200 to 300-plus passengers.
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The 767 is a
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wide-body, double-aisle jet, but, like the smaller standard-body 757, is designed for fuel efficiency.
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The 767 family currently includes three passenger models -- the
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67-200ER, 767-300ER and the 767-400ER. The 767-400ER an carry 304 passengers in a two-class configuration more than 7,000 miles.
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The Model 777 was the first
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entirely new Boeing airplane in more than a decade, was the first jetliner to be 100 percent digitally designed using three-dimensional computer graphics.
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throughout the design process, the airplane was "preassembled" on the computer, eliminating the need for a costly, full-scale mock-up.
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Boeing 777
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The airplane is larger than all other twinjet or trijet airplanes but smaller than the 747.
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Boeing 777
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It brings the twin-engine economic advantage to medium- and long-range markets.
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Boeing 777
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The 777 currently is available in five models:
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777-200, 777-200ER (extended range),
777-200LR (longer-range), 777-300 and the 777-300ER. |
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Boeing 787
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The airplane will use 20 percent less fuel for comparable missions than today's similarly sized airplane. travel at speeds similar to today's fastest wide bodies, Mach 0.85.
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s much as 50 percent of the primary structure - including the fuselage and wing will be made of composite materials.
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Boeing 787
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Boeing 717
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The MD-95, designed to replace the DC-9-30, was launched in 1995 and was renamed the Boeing 7__ after McDonnell Douglas and Boeing merged in 1997.
Production of the 7__ began in 1998, and on May 23, 2006, Boeing delivered the final two of the 156 717s produced |
