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Boeing Air Transport bought 60 examples, United Aircraft Corp. 10, Lufthansa ordered three, but only two were delivered, [25] [26] and one went to a private owner in China. While the industry primarily standardized on Boeing's competitors, many of United's aircraft were later purchased by Western Air Express at "bargain-basement prices". [27]
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Airlines commonly order aircraft with special features or options, but Boeing builds certain models specifically for a particular customer. The Boeing 707-138B was a shortened-fuselage, long-range model only sold to Qantas. The Boeing 757-200M was a single-example model built for Royal Nepal Airlines (now called Nepal Airlines). This plane ...
PacMin began creating smaller models scaled to one hundredth of the aircraft size which became what the company was known for. [4] In 1986 it was purchased by Fred Ouweleen. In 1995 the company relocated to Fullerton, California. [1] In a 2015 article, The Jakarta Post wrote that the company is the "world’s biggest plane model manufacturer". [5]
Beechcraft Model 22 N/A 0 Unbuilt bomber [1] Beechcraft Model 23: 1961 2,331 [a] Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane Beechcraft Model M-23N N/A 0 Unbuilt carrier based scout bomber [1] Beechcraft Model 24: 1965 1,143 Single piston engine monoplane utility airplane Beechcraft Model 25: 1941 1 Prototype twin piston engine monoplane ...
In 1997, Gulfstream began the simultaneous manufacture of two aircraft models – the GIV-SP and the GV. Within a few months of the GV's first delivery in June 1997, it set nearly 40 city-pair and/or speed and distance records, and its development team was awarded the 1997 Robert J. Collier Trophy , the highest honor in aeronautics or ...
In 1992, Velocity introduced the "173", also known as the long wing. This model had a longer wing, giving it a lower landing speed. The name was a play on the name of a popular model of Cessna, the Cessna 172, the idea being it is one better. Some flying Velocity planes experienced "deep stall" incidents, where the main wing stalled before the ...
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