Boeing History: Beginnings – Building a Company
On July 15, 1916, Boeing incorporated his airplane manufacturing business as Pacific Aero Products Company; a year later, he changed the name to the Boeing Airplane Company. […]
Articles by Carl Chance
SPLENDID VISION, UNSWERVING PURPOSE: DEVELOPING AIR POWER FOR THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE DURING THE FIRST CENTURY OF POWERED FLIGHT
A BOOK REVIEW BY WALTER J. BOYNE […]
Misty: First Person Stories of the F-100 Fast Facs in the Vietnam War
A BOOK REVIEW BY WALTER J. BOYNE […]
William E. Boeing
William E. Boeing left Yale University in 1903 to take advantage of opportunities in the risky and cyclical, but financially rewarding, Northwest timber industry. That experience would serve him well in aviation. […]
Boeing History: Beginnings – 1903-1938
In 1903, two events launched the history of modern aviation. The Wright brothers made their first flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, and William Boeing, born Oct. 1, 1881, in Detroit, Michigan, left Yale engineering college for the West Coast. […]
Paul Bowen 2005 “Air To Air Warbirds” Calendar!
Renowned aviation photographer Paul Bowen assembles a spectacular collection of in-flight Mustang and Corsair fighters in this beautiful calendar. […]
Air Force One Simulator, Kansas Project!
With an acceptance letter from the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in hand, a group of Kansas Aviation Enthusiast’s have assembled an organization, Air Force One Simulator Kansas Project, to get the historical 707 simulator from Augusta, Kansas to Simi Valley, California. […]
Boeing History: B-47 Stratojet
The B-47 was the country’s first swept-wing multi-engine bomber. It represented a milestone in aviation history, and a revolution in aircraft design. […]
Boeing: History — Beginnings – B-17 Flying Fortress
In response for the Army’s request for a large, multiengine bomber, the B-17 (Model 299) prototype, went from design board to flight test in less than 12 months. […]
Boeing History: B-52 Stratofortress
By the 21st century, the B-52 was in its fifth decade of operational service. The eight-engine, 390,000-pound jet was the country’s first long-range, swept-wing heavy bomber. […]