airplane
January 3, 2023
So long, 747
Boeing rolls out the final 747 – once known as the Queen of the Skies – and the end of an era is upon us for a plane designed by a famous alum.
June 7, 2021
New law of physics
UW researchers have discovered a new law of fluid mechanics, a branch of physics, that will affect the future of aircraft design.
June 1, 2021
The death dodger
Taking risks was second nature for Albert Scott Crossfield. That’s how he became the first man to fly at twice the speed of sound and laid the groundwork to go into space.
May 11, 2021
High-flying professor
Cecilia Aragon’s memoir, “Flying Free,” is for “anybody who has been discouraged all their life,” she says.
August 14, 2020
The queen of the skies goes quiet
The majestic Boeing 747, designed by Joseph Sutter, ’43, will no longer be flying for one of the world's biggest airlines.
December 14, 2017
Farewell to the Boeing 747
The Boeing 747, once the Queen of the Skies, is a winged monument to the University of Washington.
September 1, 2007
The right stuff
Once composites were just used for fishing rods and snowboards. Now they are a key component of the next generation of passenger airplanes. UW experts talk about the 787 and what’s next in the materials revolution.
December 1, 2003
‘Jack’ Steiner, 1917-2003
John E. "Jack" Steiner, '40, was chief designer of the Boeing 727 and 737, the two best-selling commercial jets of all time.
Airline policy questioned
Injury prevention experts say requiring parents to buy a ticket and bring a safety seat for young children on airplanes could actually result in more deaths.
March 1, 1990
Pilot hailed as hero
William Records, who received a UW business degree in 1963, was among 184 passengers and crew who miraculously survived a crash.