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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]
Boeing Model 306 bomber A heavy bomber with a family resemblance to the Boeing XB-15, to use Allison V-1710 engines. Boeing Model 306 flying boat A flying boat with a fuselage similar to the Boeing 314, to use Allison V-1710s. Boeing Model 306A airliner Airliner design, to use four Pratt & Whitney Hornet S1EG radials paired in a push-pull ...
Boeing RC-1 – cargo aircraft, canceled; Boeing Sonic Cruiser – near-sonic airliner, canceled; Boeing Liquid Hydrogen (LH 2) airplane that uses liquid hydrogen as fuel [28] Hypersonic Airliner Concept. Mach 5 speed [29] [30] Boeing 747-500 – larger ultra-haul version of the Boeing 747; Boeing X-66 – experimental Transonic Truss-Braced ...
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Boeing is reporting a $4.16 billion loss for the fourth quarter as the financial fallout from production flaws in one of its best-selling planes keeps getting worse. The aircraft maker took a ...
English: An overlay diagram showing five of the largest airplanes ever built, the Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose (airplane with the greatest height), the Antonov An-225 Mriya (the largest airplane), the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (the largest version of the Boeing 747 Jumbojet), the Airbus A380-800 (the largest passenger airplane), and the Scaled Composites Stratolaunch (airplane with the greatest ...
In 2019, John Barnett was one of several whistleblowers who raised concerns over the safety of 787 Dreamliners being produced in South Carolina. Boeing whistleblower found dead, years after ...
The aircraft would replace some of the airline's fleet of Boeing 747-400s. [25] Options for 18 Boeing 787 aircraft, part of the original contract signed in 2007, have been converted into firm orders for delivery between 2017 and 2021. [26] On 26 June 2013, British Airways took delivery of its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner.