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Encyclopedia > Boeing 80
Model 80
Type Airliner
Manufacturer Boeing
Maiden flight 27 July 1928

The Boeing 80 was Boeing's first purpose-built airliner. A biplane like its predecessor, the Model 40A, it was significantly larger, with three engines, an enclosed flight deck for 2 pilots, and a cabin for 12 passengers. A larger model, the 80A, increased passenger capacity to 18, making its first flight on September 12, 1929. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... An Airbus A340 airliner operated by Air Jamaica An airliner is a large fixed-wing aircraft with the primary function of transporting paying passengers. ... An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, and/or spacecraft. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Maiden flight of an aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord. ... July 27 is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1928: Events January January 6-8 - Lt Christian Schilt makes ten flights in an O2U Corsair to evacuate wounded marines from the besieged village of Quilali, Nicaragua. ... The Boeing Company (NYSE: BA, TYO: 7661 ) is an aerospace and defense corporation headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Boeing 40A was the first passenger aircraft built by the Boeing company. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1929: Greatest number of fatal civil aircraft crashes in US history. ...


Despite complaints by pilots accustomed to flying in an open cockpit, the size of the Model 80 required a separate, enclosed flightdeck. The Model 80 carried passengers in a spacious cabin appointed with leather upholstery, reading lamps, forced-air ventilation, and hot and cold running water. The first version carried 12 people, and it was followed by the larger, 18-passenger Model 80A. Ten Model 80As flew for the Boeing airlines.


The 80A also introduced aviation's first female flight attendants, when registered nurse Ellen Church convinced managers at Boeing that women registered as nurses would be a useful part of an aircraft's crew. Flight attendants, formerly called sky girls, air hostesses, stewardesses and stewards hold the primary responsibility for the safety and comfort of airline passengers. ... Ellen Church (September 22, 1904 - August 22, 1965) was the first airline stewardess. ...


Specifications (Model 80A)

General characteristics

  • Crew: Three
  • Capacity: 18
  • Length: 56ft 6in ()
  • Wingspan: 80ft ()
  • Height: ()
  • Max takeoff weight: 17,500lb ()
  • Powerplant: 3× Pratt & Whitney Hornet air-cooled radials, 525hp () each

Performance

The distance AB is the wing span of this Aer Lingus Airbus A320. ... In aviation, the Maximum Take-Off Weight (or MTOW) is the maximum weight with which an aircraft is allowed to try to achieve flight. ... Engine cooling is the process of cooling an engine by using either air or liquid. ... The radial engine is an internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders point outward from a central crankshaft like the spokes on a wheel. ... VNO of an aircraft is the V speed which refers to the velocity of normal operation. ... Airspeed Indicator in a light aircraft The VC of an aircraft is the V speed which refers to the velocity of cruising. ... The maximal total range is the distance an aircraft can fly between takeoff and landing as limited by its fuel capacity. ... In aeronautics, the service ceiling is the maximum density altitude where the best rate of climb airspeed will produce a 100 feet per minute climb(twin engine) and 50 feet(single engine) at maximum weight while in a clean configuration with maximum continuous power. ...

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Piston-engined: 40A · 80 · 221 · 247 · 307 · 314 · 377 This page contains a very long flat list of aircraft types, roughly categorised. ... Boeing Commercial Airplanes, based in Renton, Washington, is a unit of The Boeing Company, consisting of the Seattle-based former Boeing Airplane Company (the civil airliner division), as well as the Long Beach-based Douglas Aircraft division of the former McDonnell Douglas Corporation. ... The Boeing 40A was the first passenger aircraft built by the Boeing company. ... The Boeing 221 Monomail was the passenger version of the Model 200 Monomail mailplane. ... The Boeing 247 was an early modern passenger airliner. ... A restored Boeing 307 on display at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center The Boeing Model 307 Stratoliner was the first commercial transport aircraft with a pressurized cabin. ... The Boeing 34114 Clipper was a long-range flying boat produced by Boeing from 1938 to 1941. ... The Boeing 377 Stratocruiser was the airliner version of the 367 Boeing Stratofreighter, which in turn was the transport version of B-50 Superfortress. ...


Jet-engined: 367-80 · 707/720 · 717 · 727 · 737 (BBJ) · 747 (SP/-400/LCF) · 757 · 767 · 777 The Boeing 367-80 or Dash 80, as it was called within Boeing, was a concept demonstrator jet transport built in less than two years from project launch in 1952 to rollout on May 14, 1954 for a cost of $US 16 million dollars. ... The Boeing 707 is a four-engine commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. ... The Boeing 717 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. ... The Boeing 727 is a mid-size, narrow-body, three-engine commercial jet airliner. ... The Boeing 737 is the worlds most popular medium range, narrow body airliner. ... The Boeing Business Jet series are factory conversions of Boeing airliners for the corporate jet market, historically the 737 series airliners. ... The Boeing 747, commonly nicknamed the Jumbo Jet, is a long-haul, widebody commercial airliner manufactured by Boeing. ... The Boeing 747SP is a highly modified version of Boeings Boeing 747-100 offering special performance. Known during development as the short body 747SB, the shortened fuselage permitted longer range flights to be made. ... The Boeing 747-400 is the latest version of the Boeing 747 in service and was the largest commercial airliner until the introduction of the Airbus A380 in late 2007. ... The Boeing 747 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), known as the Dreamlifter, is a modified Boeing 747-400 used exclusively for transporting aircraft parts to Boeing from suppliers around the world. ... The Boeing 757 is an American medium to long haul commercial passenger aircraft manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. ... American Airlines Boeing 767-300 at Gatwick Airport, England. ... The Boeing 777 is an American long-range wide-body twin-engined airliner built by Boeings Commercial Airplanes division. ...


In development: 747-8 · 787 · Proposed: Y1 · Y3 The Boeing 747-8 is the latest variant of the Boeing 747, officially announced on November 14, 2005 as an evolutionary development of the Boeing 747-400. ... The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a mid-sized really cool looking plane, wide body, twin engined jet airliner currently under development by Boeings Commercial Airplanes unit and scheduled to enter service in May 2008. ... Y1 is a Boeing Commercial Airplanes project to replace the 717, 737, and 757-200 product lines. ... Passenger capacity of existing and future Boeing civil aircraft. ...


Not developed: 2707 · 7J7 · NLA · Sonic Cruiser Model 733-197 The Boeing 2707 was developed as the first American supersonic transport (SST). ... Boeing 7J7 (artists concept) The Boeing 7J7 was a short- to medium-range airliner proposed by Boeing in the 1980s, but never built. ... The Boeing NLA, or New Large Aircraft, was a 1990s concept for an all-new airliner in the 500+ seat market. ... Boeing Sonic Cruiser (artists concept) The Boeing Sonic Cruiser was a subsonic concept airplane proposed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in 2001. ...

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