On Nov. 14, civilian pilot Eugene Ely took off in a 50-horsepower Curtiss airplane from a wooden platform on the bow of the U.S.S. Birmingham cruiser. Two months later, he landed on the cruiser Pennsylvania, had lunch, and then took off again. That May…
Exhibit marks the Navy’s 100-year run from biplanes to supersonic, unmanned jets
July 23, 2011 Leave a Comment
Zoom way in on a Boeing 737-900ER
July 23, 2011 Leave a Comment
For most people, this picture is as close as they’ll ever get to being able to walk around a commercial airliner. It’s a gigapixel image of a United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER, Boeing’s largest single-aisle airliner, stitched together …
Airlines stop boarding from the back
July 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
The traditional way of loading an airliner — back to front — is actually about the worst way to do it, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. According to an American Airlines study, The Journal reported: “Back to front slowed bec…
Boeing delivers first 737 with improved engines
July 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
Boeing delivered the first 737 with improved engines to China Southern Airlines last week, the plane maker announced Thursday. The new CFM56-7BE engine configuration is part of a package of airplane improvements that aim to cut fuel use by 2 percent. B…
Air China gets first Boeing 777-300ER
July 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
Air China this week got the first of 19 Boeing 777-300ERs on order, making it the first airline on the Chinese mainland to fly the aircraft, Boeing announced Thursday. “The introduction of this brand new aircraft is not only a milestone in the co…
