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Source: ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer''<ref>{{cite news |first=Karen |last=West |date= 21 November 1994 |title= It's a Bird, It's a Plane... It's Too Big to be a Plane; Makers Plan the Big One But Aren't Sure It'll Be Built |work= Seattle Post-Intelligencer }}</ref> |
Source: ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer''<ref>{{cite news |first=Karen |last=West |date= 21 November 1994 |title= It's a Bird, It's a Plane... It's Too Big to be a Plane; Makers Plan the Big One But Aren't Sure It'll Be Built |work= Seattle Post-Intelligencer }}</ref> |
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==History== |
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The Boeing New Large Airplane was one of several projects started by [[Boeing]] in the late 20th century as a way to compete with rival aircraft corporations like [[Airbus]]. The Airbus A380 project began to be publicized in 1990 in order to try and turn the commercial aviation market away from the then very prevalent Boeing 747. Boeing sought to combat this and began working up designs for the NLA at some point in the early 1990s, with a scheduled service entry date of before 2000 in order to beat Airbus to the punch. |
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Revision as of 08:56, 26 April 2022
The Boeing NLA, or New Large Airplane, was a 1990s concept for an all-new quadjet airliner in the 500+ seat market.[1] Somewhat larger than the 747, this aircraft was similar in concept to the McDonnell Douglas MD-12 and later Airbus A380.[2] In 1993, Boeing chose not to pursue development of this concept, focusing instead on the Boeing 747-500X and -600X, and then on the 747X and 747X Stretch, and subsequently on the Boeing 747-8. The project names for this aircraft were NLA and Boeing 763-246C.[3]
Specifications (NLA, as designed)
| Cockpit crew | Two |
| Seating capacity | 606 ((E, B, F) 3-class) |
| Length overall | 244 ft 4 in (74.47 m) |
| Wingspan | 260 ft 0 in (79.25 m) |
| Height | 77 ft 8 in (23.67 m) |
| Maximum take-off weight | 454,000 kg[4] |
| Range at design load | 7,800 nmi (14,400 km; 8,980 mi) |
| Engines (4×) | |
| Thrust (4×) |
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer[5]
History
The Boeing New Large Airplane was one of several projects started by Boeing in the late 20th century as a way to compete with rival aircraft corporations like Airbus. The Airbus A380 project began to be publicized in 1990 in order to try and turn the commercial aviation market away from the then very prevalent Boeing 747. Boeing sought to combat this and began working up designs for the NLA at some point in the early 1990s, with a scheduled service entry date of before 2000 in order to beat Airbus to the punch.
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
- ^ Norris, Guy; Mark Wagner (2005). Airbus A380: Superjumbo of the 21st Century. Zenith Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-0-7603-2218-5.
- ^ "The Boeing NLA - Boeings A380 Competitor Which Never Got Built". Simple Flying. 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2022-03-29.
- ^ "Boeing's big question". Flightglobal.com. 22 December 1999. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "Boeing NLA". Secret Projects Forum. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ West, Karen (21 November 1994). "It's a Bird, It's a Plane... It's Too Big to be a Plane; Makers Plan the Big One But Aren't Sure It'll Be Built". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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