Overview

Boeing is the largest manufacturer of aircraft in the world in terms of transactions and financials as well as third largest global aerospace and defense contractor based on defense revenue. William E Boeing set up the corporation as Pacific Aero Products Company in Seattle, Washington on 15th July 1916.

Helicopter also known as chopper, is a multipurpose flying machine which has two blades on the top, which, by its rotational movement help the helicopter to lift itself in the air. A helicopter has a different structure, size and working principle than the airplane. The major difference is that of the absence of wings as it uses blades on the top instead.

Fighter planes are military planes which are used for fighting with the enemy’s planes in the air during the war. These planes are altogether different from the bomber planes which drop bombs on the ground. These planes are generally faster than other planes and are smaller in size.

Space shuttle is a spacecraft which is used to transport people or cargo around the globe or out of earth’s atmosphere. In 1970’s NASA developed a reusable rocket that could accomplish many missions. The very first shuttle orbiter was Columbia, which was launched from Kennedy Space Centre on April 12, 1981.