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              ,,AC"KL$G;TS        ;I-;IX

,I AM GRATE;L F/ & =EMO/ 6MY FR ,L>RY
,DICK5SON1 S5IOR VICE PRESID5T ( SALES
AT ,BOE+ ,-M]CIAL ,AIRPLANES4 ,L>RY
FEELS T ? /ORY %D 2 TOLD1 & AGREES ) ME
T X MAY 9SPIRE "Y M5 & WOM5 6PURSUE CA-
RE]S 9 AEROSPACE4 ,?ANK Y1 ,L>RY1 =
S+LE-H&$LY DO+ S M* 6SEE ? BOOK -E 962+4
  ,MY GRATITUDE AL GOES 6,PI]RE ,VELLAY1
A S5IOR VICE PRESID5T ( ,AIR ,FR.E4 ,A
FR ( _M DECADES1 ,PI]RE 0 ! F/ 6PROPOSE
T ,I WRITE MY /ORY4 ,)\T 8 3T9U$ 5?USI-
ASM & 5C\RAGE;T OV] ! YE>S1 ? BOOK MI<T
N EXI/ TD4
  ,S9CE M* ( :AT ,I DESCRIBE HAPP5$ DEC-
ADES AGO1 ,I CALL$ ON _M FRS & =M] COL-
L1GUES 6REFRE% MY MEMORY4 ,>DELL ,&]SON1
,R[ ,BR[N1 ,MATT ,*51 ,JIM ,*ORLTON1
,RU? ,H[L&1 ,RON ,K+1 ,BOB ,L>SON1 ,DIX
,LOES*1 ,GEORGE ,NI#1 ,JIM ,NORMAN1
,LYNN ,OLASON1 ,BOB ,POTT]1 ,CLANCY
,WILDE1 & ,BRI5 ,WYGLE >E AM;G ! ,BOE+
RETIREES :O HELP$ ME GET ! DETAILS "R BY
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B5EFIT$ F ! HELP & GUID.E ( ,ALAN   A;IX
,MUL,Y1 ,ALL5 ,ROHN]1 & _M O!R CURR5T
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,JOHN ,BORG]1 A LEG5D AT ,PAN ,AM]ICAN
,_W ,AIRWAYS1 & 6,B>B>A ,T[NS5D1 8 DAU<-
T]4 ,I AM LIKEWISE GRATE;L 6,JUDY ,MAHO-
NEY & ,NANCY ,&]SON AT ! ,UNIV]S;Y (
,WA%+TON1 & 6,M>Y ,WIDSE? AT ,BOE+1 = _!
UNFLA7+ SUPPORT ( ? PROJECT4
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WRIT] & HI/ORIAN ,JAY ,SP5S]1 MY TAL5T$
COAU?OR1 !Y *ECK$ C.T.S FACTS 65SURE AC-
CURACY4
  ,MY HE>TFELT ?ANKS AL G 6,B>B>A ,MUR-
PHY ( ,CLIPP] ,-MUNIC,NS = HELP+ ME F9D
! BE/ AG5T1 6,F>LEY ,*ASE (! ,WAXMAN
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N9ETIES1 & MY *N1 ,GABRIELLE1 ,JONA?AN1
& ,ADRI5NE1 = 3S5T+ 6BE 9T]VIEW$ & O!R-
WISE 5?USIA/IC,Y SUPPORT+ MY HUM# EF=TS4















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                                      #D
               ,,PREFACE             ;XI

,I 0 BORN 9 ,S1TTLE 9 #AIBA & GREW UP
?RILL$ 0AVI,N4 ,MY FRS ALL WANT$ 6FLY
AIRPLANES B ,I SET MY HE>T ON DESIGN+
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A BOY WD C>RY PASS5G]S 9 SAFETY & -=T 6!
F> 3T95TS1 3QU]+ OC1NS 9 A S+LE FLI<T4
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,,II1 ,I "PICIPAT$ 9 ! DESIGN ( ? GRT
,U4,S4 -PANY'S PIONE]+ #GJG & O!R E>LY
JETS4 ,AF TWO DECADES ( "W1 ! OPPORTUN;Y
CAME MY WAY 6L1D ! T1M DESIGN+ ! NEW
,BOE+ #GDG4 ,X 0 ! MO/ *ALL5G+ & ?RILL+
JOB 9 ! _W4
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/ORY 2C 0XS NATURE X IS N A "O-P]SON
TALE4 ,9 FACT1 E S+LE "O (! #D1EJJ TAL-
5T$ ,BOE+ P :O REPORT$ 6ME 3TRIBUT$ 6?
LEG5D>Y AIRPLANE1 : IS _!S Z M* Z M9E4
,WE DID X TGR 9 A COLLABOR,N UNLIKE ANY
O!R4
  ,O!RS H ALR WRITT5 AB ! DEVELOP;T (!
#GDG1 : IS ! _W'S F/ TW9-AISLE OR     #E
WIDEBODY AIRPLANE4 ,:ILE            A;XI
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,I ASSI/$ ! AU?ORS ( ^? WOR?Y EF=TS1 P H
L;G TOLD ME X WASN'T 5\<4 ,IF ,I DIDN'T
WRITE AB ! #GDG F MY [N P]SPECTIVE1 !Y
CLAIM$1 M* (! R1L /ORY MI<T 2 LO/4
  ,MY HESIT,N CRUM#D :5 !Y PO9T$ \ T
TELL+ MY /ORY MI<T 9SPIRE "Y/]S :O DR1M
( GETT+ 96! AIRPLANE DESIGN BUSI;S J Z
,I DID S _M DECADES AGO4 ,I'M HAPPY 6SAY
T ^! >GU;TS1 &! PROSPECT ( ANO!R OPPOR-
TUN;Y 6EXT5D WELL-DES]V$ CR$IT 6O!RS1 AT
LA/ TILT$ ! SCALES 9 FAVOR ( MY EMB>K+
ON ? PROJECT4
  ,! #GDG HAS A UNIQUE MAJE/Y4 ,PASS5G]S
LOVE X & S D PILOTS1 B X'S :AT ? AIR-
PLANE HAS D"O = HUMAN;Y T'S SIGNIFICANT4
,S9CE ! F/ #GDG 5T]$ S]VICE 9 #AIGJ1 !
_W #GDG FLEET HAS TRANSPORT$ M ?AN #C.E
BILLION PASS5G]S--! EQUIVAL5T ( M ?AN
HALF ! _W'S POPUL,N--A 4T.E ( M ?AN #CE
BILLION /ATUTE MILES 7#EF BILLION KILO-
MET]S71 : IS ! EQUIVAL5T ( #GE1JJJ TRIPS
6! ,MOON & BACK4
  ,TRAVEL 6F> L&S PROBABLY SPR+S TO   #F
M9D :5 Y ?9K (! #GDG4 ,S MI<T      A;XII
%ORT-HAUL %UTTLE FLI<TS IF Y LIVE 9 ,JA-
PAN4 ,B ! #GDG IS AL ! "WHORSE ( GLOBAL
AIR FREI<T4 ,9 FACT1 ALM HALF ! _W'S GDS
T >E %IPP$ 0AIR FLY ABO>D #GDG FREI<T]S4
,^! C>GO-HAUL+ #GDG;S BR+ U 3SUM] ELEC-
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  ,B M ?AN PASS5G]S & C>GO TAKE FLI<T
ABO>D #GDG;S4 ,^! H>D"W+ JETS AL C>RY
ID1S1 HUMAN 5]GY1 & CULTURAL P]SPECTIVES
T BROAD5 \R HORIZONS & 5RI* U ALL4 ,9 ?
S5SE1 !Y >E AERIAL AMBASSADORS T DRAW !
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;N = WELL OV] ?REE DECADES4 ,! #GDG-DJJ
--AN IMPROV$ V].N 9TRODUC$ 9 #AIHI--GAVE
RISE 6TD'S #GDG FAMILY1 & TM'S IS N[ ON
! HORIZON4 ,AF TWO ABORTIVE />TS PRE-
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DEVELOP+ ! #GDG-H1 A SECOND MAJOR #GDG
DERIVATIVE T CD SEE PRODUC;N ( ? FAM\S
AIRL9] 3T9UE =
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S"EAL M DECADES4 ,IF S1 NEW] & M      #G
E6ICI5T V].NS (! _W'S MO/ REC-    A;XIII
OGNIZA# JETL9] W 3T9UE 6S]VE HUMAN;Y =
AT L1/ ANO!R HALF C5TURY4
  ,! MA9 FOCUS ( ? BOOK IS ! LATT] HALF
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AT$ ! #GDG4 ,I S]V$ Z "P ( ? AMAZ+ 9DUS-
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DEF9I;N1 DESIGN1 TE/+1 C]TIFIC,N1 & DE-
BUT 9 S]VICE4
  ,( C\RSE1 TELL+ ! TALE (! #GDG RE-
QUIRES T ,I AL TELL Y AB MYF4 ,I ASK Y
6BE> ) ME :ILE ,I DELVE 96MY *ILDHOOD1
$UC,N1 & S]VICE 9 ,_W ,W> ,,II4 ,I AS-
SURE Y T ,I D S SP>+LY &)! SPECIFIC 9T5T
( %[+ H[ ^! E>LI] *APT]S 9 MY LIFE 7 =M-
ATIVE1 & :AT LESSONS ,I DREW F !M T /OOD
ME 9 GD /1D 9 MY C>E]4
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,I .REMEMB] X4 ,HUMAN MEMORY IS FALLI#1
Z ,I'M REM9D$ :5 FRS SAY1 8,HEY ,JOE1 !
WAY Y TELL X ISN'T Q ! WAY ,I RECALL X40
,I H *ECK$ MY FACTS Z BE/ ,I C2 ,I AL
IMPOS$ ON _M O!RS 6P]=M RIGOR\S REVIEWS
( MY MANUSCRIPT4
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AN AUDACI\S "T 9 ,U4,S4 HI/ORY1   B;XIII
&! SAME 8C D0 ATTITUDE T PUT M5 ON !
,MOON AL 9FUS$ & 9SPIR$ EA* P]SON ON MY
#GDG T1M4
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,Y BET ! -PANY ON ? AIRPLANE & WE CAME
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JETL9]'S SU3ESS SEEMS 9EVITA# 9 RETRO-
SPECT1 X C]TA9LY DIDN'T AT ! "T4
  ,X IS A S\RCE ( 3T9U+ PL1SURE = ME T =
_M DECADES N[ #GDG JUMBO JETS H SAFELY &
RELIABLY 3NECT$ ! F>!/-FLUNG REGIONS (!
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LIV$ \TSIDE & PLAY$ PL5TY ( SPORTS1 ,I
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