Bright side
More than 4,000 Spectrolab searchlights are used around the world in nearly 200 countries by law enforcement, search and rescue, and other organizations. Some of those searchlights are still operating after 25 years of service.
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Heavy lifting
When a Delta IV Heavy blasted off from a launch complex at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, it marked an important milestone -- return of heavy-lift capacity for the West Coast rocket range. Standing 235 feet (72 meters) tall, the Delta IV was the largest rocket ever launched from the West Coast of the United States. Boeing developed Delta IV, but the prime contractor is now United Launch Alliance, a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin.
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Cut away
Producing those cutaway technical drawings of Boeing products that appear in Flight International magazine is no easy task. The process can take years and involves compliance with strict regulations governing the release of information. Over the years, 84 Boeing, Douglas, McDonnell Douglas and North American products have been illustrated. The most popular? The cutaway of the 787 Dreamliner.
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 ILLUSTRATION: TIM HALL |
The ‘amazingly resilient airplane’
It’s been the workhorse bomber of the U.S. Air Force for more than half the era of powered flight. Boeing’s B-52 Stratofortress has served since the 1950s and continues to perform various missions -- with new technology and upgraded systems on a classic design.
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