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Vought is under contract to Boeing to produce the wing center
section, horizontal stabilizer and nacelle components for
the 767, along with passenger, cargo and service doors. In
2001, Vought was selected to manufacture the aft body section
of the 767 through the year 2010. Vought has been involved
in the production of the horizontal stabilizer and wing center
section since 1979.
In addition, Vought's facilities in Brea, Calif., and Everett, Wash., provide the following detail parts for the 767: bulkheads, panels, crown frames, trunnions, gimbles, fittings and window plugs.
 The Boeing 767 twin-aisle twinjet, the most widely used airplane to cross the Atlantic, is available in four models.
The 767s include the 767-200ER, with seating for 224 passengers in two classes or 181 passengers in three classes and range of up to 6,515 nautical miles; the 767-300ER, with seating for 269 in a two class configuration or 218 in three classes and a range capability of 6,115 nautical miles; the 767-300 Freighter with 16,034 cubic feet of cargo volume and a range of 3,270 nautical miles; and the 767-400ER, with seating for 304 passengers in two classes or 245 passengers in a three-class configuration and a range of 5,645 nautical miles.
The Boeing 757 and 767 are the first airplanes to share a common type rating. The common type rating is due, in part, to airplane systems that are designed so that a common set of flight crew operating procedures can be used.
Airlines that operate both the Boeing 757 and 767 have greater flexibility in assigning flight crews and adapting to changing markets. They also benefit from similar maintenance procedures, manuals and inspection requirements and reduced spares inventories. More than 26 airlines around the world operate both 757s and 767s. |
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