| For Release: December 8, 1995
Catherine Watson
(757) 864-6122
Release No. 95-113
NOTE TO EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS
Boeing Executive to Discuss Teamwork in the Development of the
777
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Quick Look: Jim McWha, chief engineer of Flight Systems
for The Boeing Company, will discuss how new concepts of teamwork
helped speed the development of the new Boeing 777. McWha will
speak to NASA Langley employees and retirees at 2 p.m. Dec.
12 at the NASA Langley H.J.E. Reid Conference Center, 14
Langley Blvd., Hampton. McWha will be also be available for
interviews from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. at the Reid center.
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Jim McWha, chief engineer of Flight Systems in the Boeing
Commercial Airplane Group, will discuss the development of the new
Boeing 777 at 2 p.m. Dec. 12 at the NASA Langley H.J.E. Reid
Conference Center. The Boeing 777 set a new standard for
cooperation between Boeing and the airlines and suppliers, and
between the engineering and operations groups within Boeing.
According to McWha, the 777 program relied on the "working
together" spirit of its many teams, as well as the most
comprehensive test program ever undertaken, to produce a
service-ready airplane. McWha said the Boeing 777 is the largest
twin-engine airplane ever certified on schedule for long duration,
over-water flights, and is the first Boeing airplane to have a
fully fly-by-wire control system.
McWha, as chief engineer of Flight Systems, is responsible for
flight deck design, primary and secondary flight control systems,
and automatic flight controls for all Boeing airplanes. McWha has
worked for Boeing for 29 years.
McWha will be available for interviews from 1:15 to 1:45 p.m. at
the H.J.E. Reid Conference Center. Media who wish to interview
McWha should contact Catherine Watson at (804) 864-6122. A fact sheet detailing
NASA's technology contributions to the Boeing 777 is also
available.
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