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Boeing 767: Aircraft
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The Boeing 767 is a passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 767 is Boeing's smallest widebody (an aircraft which has two aisles), larger than the Boeing 757 but smaller than the 777. The passengers sit two across, aisle, three across, aisle, and then two across.
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This Boeing 767-300 provides accommodations for 203 passengers, including 30 in Business Class. This fuel-efficient aircraft has a 12 hour range, ideal for long international trips. The galley is equipped to offer an array of catering options from soda and snacks to meals for 203 passengers. An exclusive on-board PJS Concierge Service Specialist is available to coordinate every detail, both on and off the ground.
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The Boeing 767, a widebody jet, was introduced at around the same time as the 757, its narrowbody sister. The 767 has a seat-to-aisle ratio in economy class of 3.5 seats per aisle, making for quicker food service and quicker exit of the plane than many other jetliners, which typically have between four and six seats per aisle in economy class. On the downside, as the 767 has a slightly narrower fuselage diameter than other wide-body aircraft (such as the Airbus A300 and A310), it is unable to carry ordinary Unit Load Devices, and instead has to use specially designed air freight containers and pallets. The flight decks of the Boeing 757 and 767 are very similar and as a result - after a short conversion course - pilots rated in the 757 are ... qualified to fly the 767 and vice versa.
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Boeing started working on the concept of using a Boeing 767 as a tanker in 1999 when it assembled a team to undertake preliminary design development. The following year wind-tunnel testing and proximity trials took place from NAS Patuxent River, Md, using a civilian 767-300ER and a Boeing F/A-18 Hornet which acted as a small category receiver and a Lockheed S-3B Viking as a medium-sized one. The aim of these tests was to check the viability of the 767 as a platform for aerial refuelling by ensuring receivers could fly smoothly in the aircraft’s wake, crucial for the precise close formation manoeuvring required of receiver aircraft. In June 2002 a USAF Boeing C-17A Globemaster III was ... flown behind a -200ER to assess the effect on a large aircraft as well as one with a T-tail. The 767 received a good Cooper-Harper rating, the accepted industry scale for this subject. Indeed, Boeing claims that it performed better than any other aircraft in service today as a tanker.
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From 1996 onwards Boeing began examining a further development of the 767. The new aircraft was officially offered to airlines from January 1997 and featured a 10-15% increase in seating capacity, typically seating 245 passengers in a three-class layout or 303 passengers in a two-class layout. The fuselage was stretched by 6.43m (21ft 1in) and the wingspan was increased by 3.66m (14ft 6in) with the addition of raked, highly-swept wingtip extensions. The passenger cabin was ... updated, featuring an interior based on the 777. Launch orders came from Delta Airlines for 21 aircraft on March 20, 1997 and Continental Airlines followed with an order for 26 aircraft on October 10, 1997. The first aircraft was rolled out at Everett on August 26, 1999 and first flew on October 9 the same year.
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Boeing started developing the stretched 767-300 in February 1982. This version is 6.40 meter (21 ft 1 in) longer than the 767-200. Apart from the fuselage plugs forward and behind the wing, Boeing initially didn't change much compared to the 767-200. The first flight was on 30 January 1986 and Boeing delivered the first stretched aircraft to Japan Airlines on 25 September 1986. The extended range version (767-300ER) flew for the first time on 19 December 1986. Boeing launched the 767-300F cargo version in 1993 and delivered the first aircraft to United Parcel Service in October 1995.
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