An American aircraft manufacturer. Its predecessor was Pacific Aero Products, founded by William Boeing in 1916, and was renamed Boeing Airplanes in 1917. It manufactured flying boats for the Navy. In the 1920s and 1930s, it expanded through large orders for military aircraft such as trainers, observation aircraft, torpedo bombers, and bombers, and grew significantly as an aircraft manufacturer by developing and producing large bombers such as the B-17 and B-29. After World War II, it successfully developed strategic bombers such as the B-47 and B-52, and in the mid-1950s it entered the civilian transport field. The success of the first jet passenger plane, the 707, established a solid position in the market, and it developed the 720, 727, 737, 747, 757, 767, 777, and 787 to dominate the civilian passenger aircraft market. In addition to civilian and military aircraft, the company also manufactures missiles, missile launch control devices, and vehicles. In 1997, Boeing absorbed the American aircraft manufacturer McDonnell Douglas, and established a foothold in the field of fighter jets with the F-15 Eagle, F/A-18 Hornet, and AV-8B Harrier. In the field of military helicopters, Boeing also produces the AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook. Boeing also produces the tilt rotor aircraft V-22 Osprey, which was jointly developed with Bell Helicopters. (→ Boeing 707, Boeing 747, Boeing B-17, Boeing B-29) Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia About Encyclopaedia Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Information |
アメリカ合衆国の航空機メーカー。前身は 1916年ウィリアム・ボーイングによって設立されたパシフィック・アエロ・プロダクツで,翌 1917年ボーイング・エアプレーンと改称,海軍の飛行艇などを製造した。その後 1920~30年代には練習機,観測機,雷撃機,爆撃機など軍用機の大量受注によって発展,B-17,B-29などの大型爆撃機の開発と生産で航空機メーカーとして大きく成長した。第2次世界大戦後はB-47,B-52などの戦略爆撃機の開発に成功,1950年代半ばから民間輸送機の分野にも進出した。初めてのジェット旅客機 707の成功によって確固たる地位を築き,720,727,737,747,757,767,777,787などを開発して民間旅客機の市場覇権を握った。事業内容は,民間機,軍用機のほか,ミサイル,ミサイル発射制御装置,車両などの製造。 1997年アメリカの航空機メーカー,マクドネル・ダグラスを吸収,戦闘機の分野でもF-15イーグル,F/A-18ホーネット,AV-8Bハリアーなどで地歩を築くこととなった。また軍用ヘリコプタの分野では AH-64アパッチ,CH-47チヌークを生産。ベル・ヘリコプタと共同開発したティルトロータ機V-22オスプレイの生産にもあたっている。 (→ボーイング 707 , ボーイング 747 , ボーイングB-17 , ボーイングB-29 )
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