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Boeing Rotorcraft Systems

Boeing Rotorcraft Systems, also known as Boeing Helicopters and formerly Boeing Vertol, is Boeing's helicopter line in Philadelphia, best known for the CH-47 Chinook, acquired with Vertol in 1960.

Boeing Sonic Cruiser

The Boeing Sonic Cruiser was a faster-than-conventional airliner concept announced by Boeing in 2001 for 200 to 250 passengers, and shelved in 2002 without being built.

Boeing T-43

The Boeing T-43, or T-43 Bobcat, was a US Air Force navigator training aircraft based on the Boeing 737-200 that trained over 20,000 navigators from 1973 to 2010.

Boeing VC-25

The Boeing VC-25 is a modified Boeing 747 flown by the US Air Force for presidential transport; it carries the call sign "Air Force One" when the President is aboard.

Boeing VC-25B Bridge

The Boeing VC-25B Bridge is a former Qatari Boeing 747-8i converted by L3Harris into an interim US presidential aircraft, serving from 2026 until Boeing's purpose-built VC-25B arrives in 2028.

Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight

The Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight, nicknamed the "Phrog," is a medium-lift tandem-rotor transport helicopter that carried Marines and cargo from 1964 through Vietnam to 2015.

Boeing WC-135 Constant Phoenix

The Boeing WC-135 Constant Phoenix is a United States Air Force aircraft, modified from the C-135, that collects atmospheric samples to detect and identify nuclear explosions.

Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar

The Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar, also called Dyna-Soar, was a US Air Force program begun in 1957 for a manned, reusable hypersonic glider launched on a modified Titan ICBM.

Boeing X-45

The Boeing X-45 was an unmanned stealthy combat drone built by Boeing Phantom Works for DARPA and the US Air Force, flying 64 test missions from 2002 to 2005.

Boeing X-48

The Boeing X-48 was an American remotely piloted subscale demonstrator that flight-tested the blended wing body for Boeing, NASA, and the Air Force from 2007 to 2013.

Boeing X-50 Dragonfly

The Boeing X-50 Dragonfly was an experimental unmanned aircraft flown by Boeing and DARPA from 2003 to test a rotor that stopped to act as a wing.

Boeing X-51 Waverider

The Boeing X-51 Waverider, or X-51A, was an unmanned hypersonic flight test demonstrator for the US Air Force, reaching Mach 5.1 in its record 2013 flight.

Boeing X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing

The Boeing X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing was a modified Navy F/A-18A used by NASA and Boeing to demonstrate roll control by twisting a flexible wing, completing flight tests in 2005.

Boeing XB-15

The Boeing XB-15, also known as the XBLR-1, was an American experimental heavy bomber, the largest airplane built in the United States when it first flew in 1937.

Boeing YAL-1

Boeing YAL-1 (YAL-1A Airborne Laser Test Bed): modified 747-400F with a megawatt-class COIL for boost-phase ballistic missile defense; first airborne laser missile kill February 3, 2010; canceled 2011, scrapped 2014.

Boeing YC-14

The Boeing YC-14 was a twin-engine prototype military transport built by Boeing for the Air Force's AMST competition, flying from 1976 to 1977 before the program's 1979 cancellation.

Boeing-Stearman Model 75

The Boeing-Stearman Model 75, known as the Kaydet, is a biplane that served as the standard US Army and Navy primary flight trainer from the mid-1930s through World War II.

Boeing–Saab T-7 Red Hawk

The Boeing–Saab T-7 Red Hawk, designated T-7A Red Hawk, is a supersonic advanced jet trainer developed by Boeing and Saab, selected in 2018 to replace the Air Force's T-38C.

Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche

The Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche was a stealthy armed reconnaissance helicopter developed for the United States Army, first flying in 1996 and canceled by the Pentagon in 2004 for cost reasons.

Bojinka plot

The Bojinka plot, also called Oplan Bojinka, was a 1995 terrorist plan by Ramzi Yousef and Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to bomb about a dozen U.S. airliners over the Pacific.

Bombardier Aviation

Bombardier Aviation, also known as Bombardier Aerospace, is the Montreal-based business jet division of Bombardier Inc., which entered aerospace in 1986 by purchasing Canadair, then Canada's leading aircraft maker.

Bombardier Challenger 300

The Bombardier Challenger 300, originally named the Continental, is a super-midsize business jet built by Bombardier Aerospace of Montreal, designed to fly eight passengers nonstop coast to coast.

Bombardier Challenger 600 series

The Bombardier Challenger 600 series, also known as the Canadair Challenger, is a family of large business jets developed by Canadair from a William Lear design and produced since 1986 by Bombardier.

Bombardier CRJ

The Bombardier CRJ (Canadair Regional Jet) is a family of regional jets built in Montreal from 1991 to 2021 and now supported by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Bombardier CRJ100/200

The Bombardier CRJ100/200, also known as the Canadair CRJ, is a family of 50-seat regional jets developed by Canadair in Montreal, certified in Canada in 1992.

Bombardier CRJ700 series

The Bombardier CRJ700 series is a family of regional jets seating 66 to 78, stretched from the CRJ200 and first delivered to Brit Air in 2001.

Bombardier Global 7500

The Bombardier Global 7500 is an ultra-long-range business jet built by Bombardier of Montreal, certified in 2018, with a range of 7,700 nautical miles and four cabin living spaces.

Bombardier Global Express

The Bombardier Global Express (model BD-700) is a large-cabin, ultra-long-range business jet built by Bombardier of Canada, certified in 1998 and in service since 1999.

Bombardier Inc.

Bombardier Inc. is a Canadian aerospace company based in Montréal, founded in 1942 as a snow-vehicle maker, that now builds Challenger and Global business jets.

Bomber

A bomber, also called a bomber plane, is a combat aircraft designed to deliver bombs, missiles, or nuclear weapons, typically with long range for strategic missions.