The B-52 Stratofortress is one of the longest
serving heavy bomber aircraft in history. The
B-52 was designed in the 1960s by The Boeing
Company as an eight-engine long-range high
altitude strategie bomber for the delivery
of
nuclear . . . — — Map (db m291252) HM
Flat-bottomed boats carried passengers and goods on the Duwamish River to and from the Green and Black rivers from 1854 to 1886. Names of the boats were the Minehaha, the Black Diamond, the Decatur, the Comet, and the Gem. A landing for the . . . — — Map (db m181561) HM
This Blended Winglet was test flown on a
Boeing 747-200 in 2000 to prove the viability
of Blended Winglets for big transport aircraft.
Blended Winglets are gracefully curved
wingtip extensions that measurably enhance
the aerodynamic . . . — — Map (db m155428) HM
— In memoriam —
Joseph Foster. Came to the state
of Washington from Sheboygan, Wis
arriving Vancouver, Wash. by ox team,
July 1, 1852
Arriving Alki Point and Seattle
by boat, April 4, 1853
locating here May 1, 1853
Gov. scout . . . — — Map (db m181555) HM
This former shipyard was the first home of The Boeing Company, founded
in 1916. Affectionately called the Red Barn, this structure, built in 1909,
produced the first Boeing aircraft. Starting with the Model C, all early
Boeing production took . . . — — Map (db m291254) HM
The "Super G" was the most successful version of the Lockheed Super
Constellation and one of the last great piston-engine airliners. Soon
after the plane's introduction, it became clear that airlines would
invest in new jet aircraft. . . . — — Map (db m290974) HM
