aircraft industry

An expos? of forefront military contractor Lockheed Martin discusses its power and influence while tracing the company's billion-dollar growth and presence in every aspect of American life.

Presents photographs, specifications, and descriptions of 327 American military aircraft active between 1915 and 2000, including fighters, bombers, transports, flying boats, trainers, helicopters, and reconnaissance planes.

A biography of Bill Boeing, a pioneer in the development of aviation and the founder of the Boeing Company, which started out building military and transport airplanes and now builds most of the world's passenger jet aircraft.

Presents the text of the 1947 play about Joe Keller, a manufacturer of aircraft parts during World War II who allows faulty cylinder heads to be sold to the Army and when caught, blames his employee and neighbor, destroying many lives in the process.

Describes the origins and growth of the highly successful aircraft manufacturer, Boeing, from the first airplane built by Bill Boeing in 1917 to the satellites and stealth airplane it is making at the end of the 20th century.