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The Boeing Company's 717-200, the latest entry in the short range jet airplane class, made its inaugural flight on Wednesday (September 2), flying from Los Angeles to Yuma, Arizona.
The Boeing 717 twinjet, originally launched as the MD-95, was formally revealed on Wednesday (September 2) in Los Angeles.The aircraft was designed to meet airlines' needs for an efficient aircraft to serve high frequency, short-to medium-range routes.When the aircraft's original manufacturer McDonnell Douglas merged with Boeing in October 1995, it was rolled into Boeing's triple 7 series.
The 717, which is similar in size to the DC-9, features two advanced BMW/Rolls-Royce engines.The high-bypass ratio engine's low fuel consumption and reduced noise and emission levels are seen as the selling points for customers of the aircraft.Besides BMW and Rolls-Royce other Eurtopean and Middles Eastern suppliers of parts for the plane include Alenia of Italy for the fuselage sections; Fischer Advanced Composites of Austria for the interior; Labinal of France for the wiring; and IAI of Israel for the landing gears.
In Asia, 717 suppliers include Aerospace Industrial Development Corp of Taiwan, Hyundai, Korean Air and ShinMaywa of Japan.
The 717 was designed for regional flights that average 420-1,120 nautical kilometres; the plane's range is 2,100 kilometres.
The first European customer for the 717 is Bavaria International Aircraft.The Munich-based company has ordered five airplanes.
"The marketplace for this airplane in the next twenty years is about 2,6000 hundred aircraft," according to Jerry Callaghan, Director of 717 Program Development.
The Boeing Company's 717-200, the latest entry in the short range jet airplane class, made its inaugural flight on Wednesday (September 2), flying from Los Angeles to Yuma, Arizona.
The Boeing 717 twinjet, originally launched as the MD-95, was formally revealed on Wednesday (September 2) in Los Angeles.The aircraft was designed to meet airlines' needs for an efficient aircraft to serve high frequency, short-to medium-range routes.When the aircraft's original manufacturer McDonnell Douglas merged with Boeing in October 1995, it was rolled into Boeing's triple 7 series.
The 717, which is similar in size to the DC-9, features two advanced BMW/Rolls-Royce engines.The high-bypass ratio engine's low fuel consumption and reduced noise and emission levels are seen as the selling points for customers of the aircraft.Besides BMW and Rolls-Royce other Eurtopean and Middles Eastern suppliers of parts for the plane include Alenia of Italy for the fuselage sections; Fischer Advanced Composites of Austria for the interior; Labinal of France for the wiring; and IAI of Israel for the landing gears.
In Asia, 717 suppliers include Aerospace Industrial Development Corp of Taiwan, Hyundai, Korean Air and ShinMaywa of Japan.
The 717 was designed for regional flights that average 420-1,120 nautical kilometres; the plane's range is 2,100 kilometres.
The first European customer for the 717 is Bavaria International Aircraft.The Munich-based company has ordered five airplanes.
"The marketplace for this airplane in the next twenty years is about 2,6000 hundred aircraft," according to Jerry Callaghan, Director of 717 Program Development.
