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  2. Joe Sutter - Wikipedia

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    At Boeing, Sutter worked on many commercial airplane projects, including the 367-80 "Dash 80", 707, 727 and 737. He eventually became a manager for the new jumbo-sized wide body airplane, the four-engine Boeing 747. As chief engineer, he led the 747 design and build team from conception in 1965 to rollout in 1969.

  3. Aft pressure bulkhead - Wikipedia

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    The aft end of the interior of NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.The aft pressure bulkhead is the white circular component; its web-like structure led a NASA technician to attach a large model spider to it for comedic effect.

  4. Boeing 747-400 - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing 747-400 is a large, long-range wide-body airliner produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, an advanced variant of the initial Boeing 747.The "Advanced Series 300" was announced at the September 1984 Farnborough Airshow, targeting a 10% cost reduction with more efficient engines and 1,000 nautical miles [nmi] (1,900 km; 1,200 mi) of additional range.

  5. Avionics bay - Wikipedia

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    Flight recorder (orange) in the aft equipment center of Boeing 747. Avionics bay, also known as E&E bay or electronic equipment bay in aerospace engineering is known as compartment in an aircraft that houses the avionics and other electronic equipment, such as flight control computers, navigation systems, communication systems, and other electronic equipment essential for the operation.

  6. Boeing 747 - Wikipedia

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    The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. After the introduction of the 707 in October 1958, Pan Am wanted a jet 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 times its size, to reduce its seat cost by 30%.

  7. Explainer: How is the panel that blew off a plane made, and ...

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    The panel is a plug put in place on some 737 MAX 9s instead of an additional emergency exit, and regulators have grounded 171 planes so airlines can conduct inspections of those crafts.

  8. Krueger flap - Wikipedia

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    Using two sets of identical linkages per flap, the fiberglass panel is deployed and bent to an optimal aerodynamic shape for low speed flight, while a separate aluminum folding nose that is stowed inside the wing is deployed tangent to the fiberglass panel. [5] The Boeing 747-8 wing was redesigned with optimized VCK flap panels that were ...

  9. N747GE - Wikipedia

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    N747GE is a Boeing 747 aircraft that was used by General Electric Aircraft Engines (now known as GE Aerospace) as a testbed for several of the companies jet engines between 1992 and 2017, including the GE90 for the Boeing 777, at the time, the world’s largest jet engine.