America
The Fat Albert Saga
In the 1960’s Boeing designers were years behind the McDonnell Douglas DC9 and BAC 111 and knew they had a problem as these two twin engine aircraft would beat them to market gaining a considerable [more…]
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America
Space Travel
For the first time in decades there is no rocket certified for human spaceflight available anywhere on planet Earth. To make things a little more interesting the astronauts on the ISS have only a Soyuz [more…]
Engineering
The Baby Boeing
In part two we learned about the highly successful second generation 737, now known as the “Classic”. We also touched on the emergence of a new competitor. In this part we’ll take a look at [more…]
Engineering
The Baby Boeing
In part one we covered the genesis of the 737 and its troubled early years where at times it seemed as if the 737 was hanging on by its fingernails in a tough market dominated [more…]
Engineering
The Baby Boeing
I think most of us here don’t get terribly excited at the thought of the Boeing 737. It’s quite mundane, unremarkable, pedestrian even. I suspect more than a few of us here have been herded [more…]
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