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
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Authors:
- Sweetman, B
- Publication Date: 2004
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Photos;
- Pagination: 4 p.
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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