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Cover Story
Pushing the limits
Structural engineers with Boeing Test & Evaluation don’t necessarily like to go around breaking things, but often they do. Their job is to make sure Boeing products such as jetliners, fighters and helicopters can be operated safely, and that means testing to the limit -- and beyond. On any given day, Boeing structural labs are supporting testing requirements throughout the company, from simulating the impact of hail damage to the radome of an F-18 Growler in flight to simulating two lifetimes of in-service wear and tear on the P-8A Poseidon submarine hunter for the U.S. Navy.
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DEFENSE, SPACE & SECURITY
Fighter command
In this photo essay, meet some of the hundreds of men and women who build and test Boeing’s highly capable F-15 and F/A-18 fighters in St. Louis. They are dedicated to making sure each aircraft is perfect when it leaves the factory, knowing the lives of fighter pilots from the United States and its allies depend on their workmanship.
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COMMERCIAL AIRPLANES
Parts ‘R’ us
Nearly 13,000 Boeing commercial airplanes are in service around the world. Getting customers the spare parts and service they need is a massive undertaking that involves some 25,000 shipments a week from the Spares Distribution Center in Seattle and seven other worldwide Boeing facilities. This photo essay captures the scale of the work done by employees each day at the Seattle center. BCA Story Index >> |
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
No way but up
The prototype for what would become the CH-47 Chinook flew for the first time 50 years ago this month. The tandem-rotor design was based on the pioneering helicopter work of Frank Piasecki, founder of the company that would later develop into the Boeing rotorcraft operations near Philadelphia. FULL STORY >> |
SPECIAL FEATURES
At your service
The company’s second annual Global Day of Service saw more than 2,500 Boeing volunteers, their families and friends improve low-income homes, repair nature trails, clean up areas damaged by floods, and perform many other acts of community service. Special Features Story Index >> |
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