Sentence examples for development of the plane from inspiring English sources

The setback is the latest in the development of the plane, nicknamed the Dreamliner, which is Boeing's first major new aircraft in more than a decade.

However, development of the plane is more than a year behind schedule, and the jet has not yet made its first test flight.

The arrangement means that any cost overruns linked to the development of the plane will either have to be offset by more efficient production methods or come out of Airbus profit.

That study found that the development of the plane could be delayed by two and a half years and cost an extra $16.6 billion if no changes were made.

The development of the plane, also known as the Eurofighter Typhoon, was a controversial and costly project, and there had been claims that the RAF could have obtained cheaper and better alternatives.

But the recent incidents were a reminder of the manufacturing and testing mishaps that had delayed the development of the planes.

It said projections based on preliminary test data indicated that development of the planes could cost as much as $5 billion more than previously estimated.

But almost from the start, development of the planes and their sophisticated gear proved far more costly and difficult than anticipated.

Development of the rocket plane commenced in 2008.

As chief of design in the U.S. Bureau of Aeronautics, Hunsaker supervised the development of launching catapults and arresting gear for aircraft carriers, the construction of light carrier aircraft, the development of the torpedo plane, and the improvement of radial air-cooled aircraft engines.

NASA announced this month that it was accelerating development of the space plane so that it could take over much of the shuttle's role in ferrying astronauts as soon as possible, leaving the shuttle to serve primarily as a cargo carrier to the station.