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Boeing anticipated that the Phantom Ray would be the first of a series of new prototype aircraft. [ 3 ] The Phantom Ray was scheduled to make its maiden flight in December 2010 from NASA 's Dryden Flight Research Center , [ 3 ] [ 10 ] but this was later rescheduled, and the aircraft first flew on April 27, 2011, from Edwards AFB , [ 13 ] [ 14 ...
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner on its first flight. Boeing launched the 777 Freighter in May 2005 with an order from Air France. The freighter variant is based on the −200LR. Other customers include FedEx and Emirates. Boeing officially announced in November 2005 that it would produce a larger variant of the 747, the 747-8, in two versions ...
In fact, the first flight attendants were male, usually the sons of airline financiers known as "cabin boys," according to Society Pages. The shift to more female-friendly skies occurred in the 1930s.
Pages in category "Aircraft first flown in 2011" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. ... Boeing Phantom Ray; C. Carter PAV; Chengdu J-20; D ...
Boeing built two of the model X-45A; both were scaled-down proof-of-concept aircraft. The first was completed by Boeing's Phantom Works in September 2000. [1] The goal of the X-45A technology demonstrator program was to develop the technologies needed to "conduct suppression of enemy air defense missions with unmanned combat air vehicles."
Phantom Works' organization mirrors that of Boeing's Defense business units, with 'Advanced' versions of each unit (e.g. Advanced Boeing Military Aircraft). The underlying technology is provided by the Boeing Research and Technology (BR&T) organization, who develop new technologies (i.e. Technology Readiness Level 1–4) for use by Boeing's ...
Missing on a flight from Portreath, Cornwall to Gibraltar, presumed enemy action. Aurel Vlaicu: Romania 1913 Engineer, inventor, airplane constructor and early pilot A Vlaicu II: Câmpina, Romania in attempt to be the first to fly across the Carpathian Mountains: Lothar von Richthofen: Germany 1922 World War One ace pilot LVG C.VI: Fuhlsbüttel ...
The new Netflix drama, directed by J.A. Bayona, tells the story of the disaster, which happened in October 1972 when Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crashed into the Andes mountains, immediately ...