Letters, Apr. 28, 1980

Boeing's Birds

To the Editors:

In this jet age, it is comforting to know that somebody like the Boeing Co. [April 7], which really cares, is making those big birds for the world's airlines. American professionalism and engineering perfection have not completely gone down the drain after all.

George Kurien Teaneck, N.J.

Boeing surely deserves credit for excellence in aircraft design, but don't forget the contribution made by the jet-engine companies, including Pratt & Whitney, General Electric and Rolls-Royce. The plane is designed around the engine. Recent advances in technology far surpass those of...

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