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[45] [55] McDonnell Douglas built only a small wind tunnel test model. [56] [57] At its peak in mid-1990, McDonnell Douglas employed 132,500 people, but dropped to about 87,400 by the end of 1992. [58] In 1991, the MD-11 was not quite a success; ongoing tests of the MD-11 revealed a significant shortfall in the aircraft's performance.
In April 1986, McDonnell Douglas, Rockwell International, and General Dynamics were awarded contracts (each no more than $35 M) to develop technology for a hypersonic air-breathing SSTO vehicle/airframe. [2] Rocketdyne and Pratt & Whitney were each awarded contracts of $175 M to develop engines/propulsion. [2]
The General Dynamics/McDonnell Douglas team was selected as the winner on 13 January 1988; the rival team led by Grumman surprisingly failed to submit a final bid. [4] The General Dynamics/McDonnell Douglas team was awarded a development contract and the ATA aircraft was designated A-12. The first flight was initially planned for December 1990. [3]
McDonnell 220, Albuquerque 1975. The Model 119 was designed in 1957 for the U.S. Air Force's UCX (Utility-Cargo Experimental) contract announced in August 1956, competing with the Lockheed JetStar. McDonnell entered the UCX competition with an eye on commercial sales; the company had never produced a civil aircraft. [3]
Delta II was an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas, and sometimes known as the Thorad Delta 1. Delta II was part of the Delta rocket family, derived directly from the Delta 3000, and entered service in 1989. There were two main variants, the Delta 6000 and Delta 7000, with the latter also having "Light ...
A landmark shift in Boeing’s direction began when it purchased defense contractor McDonnell Douglas in mid-1997. ... low-cost outsourcing model, a Boeing engineer named John Hart-Smith presented ...
The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is an American five-abreast, single-aisle aircraft designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was initially produced as the Douglas DC-9 prior to August 1967, after which point the company had merged with McDonnell Aircraft to become McDonnell Douglas .
The B-2 contract, at $36 billion, was a hundred times bigger than the F-117 contract. The B-2’s biggest technological leap was its reduction of radar cross section.