Showing posts with label American Innovation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American Innovation. Show all posts

Monday, March 21, 2011

Boeing 747-8 - Big American Innovation

Boeing 747-8 - Big American Innovation

Boeing conducted the first successful flight of the all new 747-8 Intercontinental on March 20, 2011.

747-8 New Features
The 747-8 Intercontinental will seat 467 passengers, 51 more than the current version of the 747-400. The 747-8 Intercontinental applies interior features from the 787 Dreamliner that includes a new curved, upswept architecture giving passengers a greater feeling of space and comfort, while adding more room for personal belongings. The plane also boasts new wings, a new tail, state-of-the-art engines and a new cockpit.

Successful First Flight
The Boeing [NYSE: BA] 747-8 Intercontinental successfully began its flight test program on March 20, 2011, taking off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, before several thousand employees, customers, suppliers and community leaders. The airplane landed four hours and 25 minutes later at Boeing Field in Seattle. The 747-8 Intercontinental’s first flight marks the beginning of a flight test program that will finish in the fourth quarter.

Pictured here, the 747-8 Intercontinental before the launch.


Boeing 747-8 versus Airbus A-380
The new 747-8 promises to burn less fuel while offering more passenger comforts. The 747-8 Intercontinental is more than 10 percent lighter per seat than the Airbus A380 and consumes 11 percent less fuel per passenger. That translates into a trip-cost reduction of 21 percent and a seat-mile cost reduction of more than 6 percent compared to the A380, and offers QC2 departures.

Bottomline
Big American Innovation is alive and strong with the launch of the all new Boeing 747-8, and it bodes well for the American business and economy. Pound for pound, this new plane will give the A-380 sizable head winds, until the 787 Dreamliner becomes a reality. Boeing will create a solid money machine on the heels of the hugely successful 747 platform that began in 1970, as the major airlines begin their upgrades.

Source:
Boeing.com
http://boeing.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=1675

Monday, February 7, 2011

President Obama and White House on American Innovation

Remarks by the President to the Chamber of Commerce
Posted on February 07, 2011 at 02:16 PM EST
Type: Press Article, Speeches and Remarks
for America to win the future.  We need to out-innovate, we need to out-educate, we need to out-build our competitors.  We need an economy that’s based not on what we consume and borrow from other nations, but what we make and what we sell around the world.  We need to make America the best place on Earth to do business.       And this is a job for all of us.  As a government, we will help lay the foundation for you to grow and innovate and succeed.  We will upgrade our transportation ... .  That’s what I want to talk about today –- the responsibilities we all have -- the mutual responsibilities we have -- to secure the future that we all share.       Now, as a country, we have a responsibility to encourage American innovation.  More...

Smarter Regulation
Posted on February 07, 2011 at 11:29 AM EST
Type: Blog post
-five significant reforms to its process for reviewing new medical devices, creating a smarter program that will promote innovation, keep jobs here at home, and bring safe, effective, and important technologies to patients more quickly. Responding to public ... developments have shown, we can advance plans to out innovate, out-educate and out build the world by eliminating unjustified regulatory burdens, even as we insist on common sense safeguards. But much more work needs to be done, and we’ll need your ideas ... More...

Raw Video: President Obama Drops-By a Meeting with Young Leaders at Penn State
Posted on February 07, 2011 at 09:54 AM EST
Type: Office of Public Engagement, Blog Post
President Obama made a surprise drop-by at a roundtable conversation with young Americans at Penn State University during his visit last week . The roundtable was one of four held by the White House Office of Public Engagement surrounding the President’s visit to Central Pennsylvania. The roundtables provided an opportunity for a diverse group of young leaders to sit down for a candid conversation with the White House on key issues the President has been working on, including jobs and the economy, the cost of education, civic engagement, energy, innovation, housing, Sudan, and equal rights. Check out some of what the President said during his visit: Play/pause Mute/unmute Rewind and stop ... More ...

Charles Bolden's Story: "From the Segregated South to Low Earth Orbit"
Posted on February 06, 2011 at 12:07 PM EST
Type: Blog Post
development and innovation that would be required, many African Americans have given their heart and soul to the space program. The list is long at NASA. Astronauts like Guion S. Bluford, Dr. Mae Jemison, Frederick D. Gregory, and Dr. Ronald McNair and Michael ... 's lives around the world through new technologies and discoveries and showing that with innovation, creativity and passion, you can knock down any barrier of race, ethnicity, creed, or gender. Learn more about NASA at NASA.gov . ... More...

Council on Women and girls Weekly Highlights
Posted on February 05, 2011 at 02:57 PM EST
Type: Council on Women and Girls, Blog Post
Welcome to this edition of the Council on Women and Girls weekly highlights. This week, President Obama emphasized the administration’s goal to win the future by visiting with innovators in business and the media. In keeping with his message of moving forward, the President also spoke on the situation in Egypt, stressing the importance of peaceful, democratic action as a force for change. Read below for more information on our activities. If you have friends or family who would like to join our ... ’s vision Watch the Weekly Address: Out-Innovating, Out-Educating & Out-Building Our Competitors Monique Dorsainvil is a Staff Assistant in the Office of Public Engagement focusing on the Council for Women and Girls and LGBT ...More...

Weekly Address: If Business and Government Fulfill Their Responsibilities, America Will Win the Future
Posted on February 05, 2011 at 06:00 AM EST
Type: Press Article, Statements and Releases
WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Obama said America can prosper and win the future by supporting innovation, education, and infrastructure.  This past week, the President highlighted how students and researchers at Penn State University are poised lead the way on innovation and job creation through their work on energy efficiency.  In the coming week, he will visit Marquette, Michigan, where high-speed broadband infrastructure is connecting a small town to the larger world ... , America needs to out-educate, out-innovate, and out-build the rest of the world.   On Thursday, I went to Penn State University, whose students and researchers are poised to lead the way on innovation and job creation.  They’re taking up ... More...

Weekly Address: Winning the Future through American Innovation
Posted on February 05, 2011 at 05:30 AM EST
Type: Blog Post, Includes Video
The President discusses the labs at Penn State as an example of how American innovation, particularly in infrastructure and energy, can create jobs and win the future for America. ... More...

Weekly Wrap Up: "Innovation Is What This Country Is All About"
Posted on February 04, 2011 at 06:41 PM EST
Type: Blog Post
";To support American innovation, what my administration is trying to do is not just hand out money.  What we’re doing is we’re issuing a challenge. Because right now, some of the most promising innovation is happening ... generations."; --President Obama, speaking at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania, about the future of American innovation. Watch the speech here . President Barack Obama and Energy Secretary Steven Chu tour ... , the Department of Transportation shares the story of Alex Brown in this moving video . American Innovation Abroad: U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk meets with members of the President's Technology CEO Council to discuss how the Administration ... More...

Keep up with the latest talk, thoughts and ideas on American Innovation by President Obama and White House Staff here...