aircraft "Boeing" - a legend of world aviation.It began its history in the day when the rich timber merchant William Boeing Seattle, arrived at the trade show, saw the airship.At this point, it was seized irrepressible desire to fly.For several years he, tormented by desire, tried to get the pilots to get it flying.And when his dream came true, William Boeing can not imagine myself without aircraft and decided to build their business in the field of aircraft construction.In 1916, it developed and assembled the first seaplane.It was built in the old boathouse near Seattle, on the island, the future industrialist, a self-taught engineer and enthusiast Verba Monter Conrad Uestervelt - US Navy Lieutenant.The first plane "Boeing" flew in July 1916.The device was successful and it arranged for the money for those wishing to walk the air.William Boeing did not stop there.A month later for $ 100,000, he bought the company Pacific Aero Products Co, which soon was renamed the Boeing Airplane Company and immediately received a large order from the US Navy for the construction of 50 seaplanes for use in the First World War.
William Boeing was not only a gifted engineer and aviator, but also a major employer.In addition to aircraft, his company in 1927, has won the tender of the Federal Post Office of the United States and became the world's first aviapochtalonom with specially developed model A-40.In 1929, the aircraft "Boeing" Model A-80 flew the 12 passengers, the crew and two flight attendants.It was the world's first flight attendants.And the following year, William Boeing presented to the American public aircraft "Boeing» Monomail.It was a cargo-machine.By design, aerodynamics and architecture it resembled modern "Boeing".Since then, the company William Boeing has turned into a huge corporation with divisions and subsidiaries, which produces engines, designed aircraft, trained pilots and technicians, carried aviation service.The company was so extensive that the US government issued a law in 1934 that aircraft manufacturers do not have the right to carry out postal and transportation.It was a fiasco.Corporations had to break up into several companies, and the William Boeing, passing the board to friends and colleagues, resigned.
The company, however, continued to stay afloat.During the Great Patriotic War, it released a famous fighter and attack aircraft Douglas Kaydet.In the 60 participated in the program "Apollo" NASA.And in 1967, the sky rose a real masterpiece of the Boeing Airplane Company - the plane "737".In the history of aviation is the best-selling and most popular car.It bought more than 2 million units.A year later, the company got off the assembly line giant - the aircraft "Boeing 747-400".The wingspan of the aircraft has been greater than the distance which flew its first flight in aviation pioneers the Wright brothers.Since then, a lot of nice cars were produced at the Boeing Airplane Company, but such success, alas, was not.To date, the corporation is the largest in the United States in the aerospace industry, supplying its products in more than 80 countries.
