40 YEARS OF AIRLINER TECHNOLOGY

Technological advancements in aircraft and engine design during the past 40 years is traced, beginning with the classic Boeing 707-320B. Widebody aircraft arrived with the 747 which was soon followed by the L-1011 and the DC-10-10, all of which sported high bypass turbofans. In 1974, the Airbus A300 was introduced, the first twin-engine, twin- aisle aircraft, followed by the A310 and Boeing's 767. New, reliable engine design helped make the Boeing 737-300 a success in the 1980s. The highly automated A320 took the fly-by-wire concept to a new level, but safety problems led to increased training standards. Boeing's 777 was the first large aircraft entirely designed with computer aided software. The most recent developments involve the ultra-large 777s and A340-500/600 aircraft which can fly routes in excess of 7500 nautical miles.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Page range: pp 60-62, 72
• Authors:
  • Sweetman, B
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • ATW: Air Transport World
  • Publisher: Penton Media
  • ISSN: 0002-2543

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Jet engines; Jet propelled aircraft; Wide body aircraft
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00975466
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 6 2004 12:00AM