The Boeing 767 is a mid-size,
wide-body twin-engine
jet airliner built by
Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It was the manufacturer's first wide-body
twinjet and its first airliner with a two-crew
glass cockpit. The aircraft features two
turbofan engines, a conventional
tail, and for reduced
aerodynamic drag, a
supercritical wing design. Designed as a smaller wide-body airliner than preceding aircraft such as the
747, the 767 has a capacity of 181 to 375 persons and a
design range of 3,850 to 6,385
nautical miles (7,130 to 11,825 km), depending on variant. The original 767-200 entered service in 1982, followed by the 767-300 in 1986 and the 767-400ER, an extended-range variant, in 2000. Versions for freight and military use have also been created. The aircraft was initially flown on domestic and
transcontinental routes, before becoming the first twin-engined airliner to receive regulatory approval for extended overseas flights. In 1986, Boeing initiated studies for a higher-capacity 767, ultimately leading to the development of the
777, a larger wide-body twinjet. In the 1990s, the 767 became the most frequently used airliner for
transatlantic flights between North America and Europe. (
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An aerial view of some of the world's highest mountains as viewed from the south. In the center is
Mount Everest, the highest peak on Earth. It rises over
Lhotse (#4), while
Nuptse is the ridge on the left. The
Himalayas, of which these mountains form a part, are home to most of the world's highest peaks.
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