Boeing

For my paper on the commercial aspect of flight training, I saw it fit to examine the history of the biggest producer of commercial airplanes in the world, Boeing. In this report we will look at the history of Boeing from the early beginnings, such as the B&W's, to the 777's that fly the skys as you are reading this report. After all, if we are to become commercial pilots, then it is definitely in our best interest to know the heritage of the planes that we will be flying.
The year 1903 can easily be considered the birth of flight, as we know it. Most people will say that because it was the year that the Wright Brothers made their first flight. But not to be outdone, it was also the year that William Boeing, born in Motor City, Michigan in 1881, left Yale engineering for the sunny west coast.
Boeing was a brilliant businessman who made a fortune selling land rather quickly. After amassing great wealth he moved to what would become the home of Boeing, Seattle. Boeing w...