Skunk Works Turns Fifty
On 17 June 1943, the Air Force formally approved what was to become Lockheed’s first jet aircraft-the US Air Force’s XP-80. That day is considered the birth date of the Skunk Works. […]
Year: 2005
Boeing Model B-1
The B-1 was a “pusher-style” flying boat, with its engine at the rear. […]
Boeing Model C Seaplane
The Model C training seaplane was the first “all-Boeing” design and the company’s first financial success. […]
Boeing History: Defining the Future of Flight
In January 2000, The Boeing Company purchased Hughes Electronics Corporation’s space and communications business and its related operations, originators of the Surveyor spacecraft and satellites 376, 601 and 702. […]
Gas Stations in the Sky (Aerial Refueling)
Day or night, good weather or bad, aerial refueling keeps our military aircraft in the air, extending their endurance, range, and payload and vastly increasing their effectiveness. […]
Boeing History: new markets, 1971-1982 – Diversification
To attract new business, Boeing expanded its territory beyond aviation. […]
Boeing History: Jets and Rockets Take Off: 1957-1970 – Over Jungle and Sea
While the Orbiter mapped the moon, Boeing engineers mapped the speed of sound. […]
Boeing History: Jets and Rockets Take Off: 1957-1970 – On the Threshold of Space
In 1961, U.S. President John F. Kennedy committed America to landing a person on the moon before the end of the decade. […]
Boeing History: Jets and Rockets Take Off: 1957-1970 – Commercial Jetliners
As markets evolved, so did Boeing jets. […]
Boeing History: Post War Developments: 1946-1956 – The Jet Age Begins
By the late 1940s, technology had advanced to the point of making the jet engine practical. […]