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During the late 1990s, Boeing considered replacement aircraft programs due to slowing sales of the 767 and 747-400.Two new aircraft were proposed. The 747X would have lengthened the 747-400 and improved efficiency, and the Sonic Cruiser would have achieved 15% higher speeds (approximately Mach 0.98) while burning fuel at the same rate as the 767. [2]
AFDX adopted concepts such as the token bucket from the telecom standards, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), to fix the shortcomings of IEEE 802.3 Ethernet. By adding key elements from ATM to those already found in Ethernet, and constraining the specification of various options, a highly reliable full-duplex deterministic network is created providing guaranteed bandwidth and quality of service ...
VxWorks is a real-time operating system (or RTOS) developed as proprietary software by Wind River Systems, a subsidiary of Aptiv.First released in 1987, VxWorks is designed for use in embedded systems requiring real-time, deterministic performance and in many cases, safety and security certification for industries such as aerospace, defense, medical devices, industrial equipment, robotics ...
Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) is a division of the Boeing Company. It designs , assembles, markets, and sells commercial aircraft, including the 737 , 767 , 777 , and 787 , along with freighter and business jet variants of most.
The largest passenger plane to land in Antarctica in history touched down on a snow-filled runway, opening the remote region up to new possibilities. The Norse Atlantic Boeing 787 Dreamliner ...
United Airlines will be flying into the next decade with wind behind more Boeing wings. The carrier has placed an order for 100 of Boeing's top-of-the-line 787 Dreamliners with options to purchase ...
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