Q&As from the Boeing archive to help you win prizes as we commemorate this iconic company’s centenary…
Q1: Who flew the first international air mail route?
In 1919 Bill Boeing and Eddie Hubbard made the world’s first international air mail flight, taking the Boeing Model C from Vancouver to Seattle, USA to deliver 60 letters.
Q2: Who was the first world leader to fly across the Atlantic?
In 1942 Winston Churchill becomes the first world leader to fly transatlantic in the Boeing 314 ‘Clipper’.
Q3: Boeing is currently working on the SLS with Nasa. What is the SLS?
It’s Nasa’s Space Launch System designed for the journey to Mars. Click here to watch the video.
Q4: Boeing built the world’s biggest building to produce this game-changing jet, which first flew in 1969?
Introduction of the 747, the world’s first wide-body jet, twice the size of any other commercial jet, due to its size, range and economy, it marked the point in history when air travel was first available to anywhere on earth.
Q5: Where was Boeing’s first and only motor car used for duty?
1971; Boeing’s electric car drives on the moon!
