Aviation Timeline

  • Airplane 14-Bis

    Airplane 14-Bis
    IT'S A PROJECT BECAUSE:
    - Unique: World's first invented aircraft that took off on its own without needing any outside help.
    - Planned: Because Santos-Dumond took some time to study about the project before built it and put it to fly, and did some tests to make sure that was working.
    - Temporary: Because had a start and an end when the project was successful with its flight.
    - Defined deliverable: The airplane 14-Bis.
    PRIORITY MATRIX:
    Quality = Fixed
    Time = Optimized
    Cost = Accepted
  • Santos Dumond Airport in Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil

    Santos Dumond Airport in Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil
    IT'S A PROJECT BECAUSE:
    - Unique: Because it was the first civil airport built in Brazil.
    - Planned: Because they had to study the land first before they started building the airport. In addition, many people worked on this project and it took years to finish.
    - Temporary: Because it had a date to begin (1934) and a final date (1936).
    - Defined deliverable: The Santos Dumond Airport.
    PRIORITY MATRIX:
    Quality = Fixed
    Time = Optimized
    Cost = Accepted
  • First airport in London

    First airport in London
    IT'S A PROJECT BECAUSE:
    - Planned: Richard Fairey planned to assemble and test the aircraft.
    - Temporary: In 1930 with testing and assembling aircraft and ended by delivering airport to the Air force.
    - Unique: First airport in London.
    - Defined Deliverable: Airport for the aircraft.
    PRIORITY MATRIX:
    Quality=Fixed
    Time=Optimise
    Cost=Accept
  • H225M Cougar Medium Multi Mission Helicopter - is a helicopter developed by Eurocopter that is used for both military and civil purposes. The helicopter is used for many different missions including combat search and rescue and medical missions

    H225M Cougar Medium Multi Mission Helicopter -  is a helicopter developed by Eurocopter that is used for both military and civil purposes. The helicopter is used for many different missions including combat search and rescue and medical missions
    IT'S A PROJECT BECAUSE
    - Unique: because it is the first helicopter developed of its kind.
    - Planned: because it has a start date 1999 and finish date 2005 which makes it temporary.
    - Defined deliverable: is the finished helicopter.
    PRIORITY MATRIX:
    - Time = Optmize
    - Cost = Accept
    - Quality = Fix
  • 1. Re - Construction of air traffic management tower at Heathrow airport

    1.	Re - Construction of air traffic management tower at Heathrow airport
    IT IS A PROJECT BECAUSE:
    - Planned: the tower with an unobstructed view cost 50 million and the height was 87m.
    - Temporary: The tower was completed in the last quarter of 2007.
    - Unique: an obstructed view tower with 360 degrees
    - Define Deliverable: ATM tower
    PRIORITY MATRIX:
    Quality=Fixed
    Cost=Optimise
    Time=Accept
  • 2. MQ – 9 Reaper drone

    2.	MQ – 9 Reaper drone
    IT IS A PROJECT BECAUSE:
    - Planned: Needed high technology and huge cost involved.
    - Temporary: The project started after its first maiden flight and finished in 2007.

    - Unique: There is a difference between size, engine, etc from other drones.
    - Define Deliverables: Drone for the US army.
    PRIORITY MATRIX:
    Quality=Fixed
    Cost=Optimise
    Time=Accept
  • Boeing 737 AEW&C Wedgetail Early Warning Aircraft - Top hat feature that allows air control from the sky

    Boeing 737 AEW&C Wedgetail Early Warning Aircraft - Top hat feature that allows air control from the sky
    IT'S A PROJECT BECAUSE:
    - Unique: The top hat feature is the first of its kind on a 737
    - Planned: Because it started in 2002 and the first plane delivered was 2009 which makes it temporary
    - Defined deliverable: completed plane with top hat feature and early warning and control systems
    PRIORITY MATRIX:
    Time =Accepted
    Cost = Optimize
    Quality = Fix
  • Airplane KC-390

    Airplane KC-390
    IT'S A PROJECT BECAUSE:
    - Unique: Because it’s Brazil's first military transport plane.
    - Planned: Because was 7 years of study in partnership with Argentina, Portugal and Czech Republic just to develop the prototype of the KC-390 airplane.
    - Temporary: Because it had a initial date (2009) and an end date (expected to be finalized at the first semester of 2019).
    - Defined deliverable: The airplane KC-390.
    PRIORITY MATRIX:
    Quality = Fixed
    Cost = Optimized
    Time = Accepted
  • Hangar Complex Cloudnine At Camarillo Airport, United States.

    Hangar Complex Cloudnine At Camarillo Airport, United States.
    IT'S A PROJECT BECAUSE IT IS:
    - Unique: The first design of its kind.
    - Planned: RKR, Inc. and Centrex collaborate to build the first CloudNine, a private hangar complex.
    - Temporary: Will last for the duration of the construction.
    - Defined deliverable: Four private hangars of 25,000 square feet, each with up to 5,000 of attached Class A offices & feature luxury amenities designed for the private hangar owner in mind. PRIORITY MATRIX:
    Cost = Accept
    Quality = Fixed
    Time = Optimised
  • PD-1 VTOL Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) is a programmable unmanned drone that can carry up to 7kg

    PD-1 VTOL Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) is a programmable unmanned drone that can carry up to 7kg
    IT'S A PROJECT BECAUSE
    - Unique: Because it is the first drone to be capable of so much
    - Planned: This project started in 2018 and is expected to be completed by 2020 which makes to temporary.
    - Defined deliverable: PD-1 VTOL Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial System
    PRIORITY MATRIX:
    - Time = Optmize
    - Cost = Accept
    - Quality = Fix
  • Airlander 10 Electric Propulsion System

    Airlander 10 Electric Propulsion System
    IT'S A PROJECT BECAUSE:
    - Unique: First time a “hybrid” airship lifted both by the buoyancy of helium and aerodynamic thrust is designed.
    - Planned: Collins Aerospace, Hybrid Air Vehicles & UK’s University of Nottingham are investing and developing the prototype.
    - Temporary: will only last the project duration.
    - Defined deliverable: Develop a 500kW (650hp) electric propulsion system for the Airlander 10 airship
    PRIORITY MATRIX:
    Cost = Fixed
    Quality = Optimised
    Time = Accept
  • Rolls-Royce Ultrafan engines for Airbus A350neo Series

    Rolls-Royce Ultrafan engines for Airbus A350neo Series
    IT'S A PROJECT BECAUSE:
    - Unique: Biggest aviation-architectural shift since the three-spool RB211’s was introduced to the aviation spotlight in the 1960s.
    - Planned: Airbus & Rolls-Royce are collaborating to unveil this series of new twin engines.

    - Temporary: Planning will only occur once.
    - Defined deliverable: First multi-generational upgrade of Airbus’ mostly carbon fibre twin-aisle.
    PRIORITY MATRIX:
    Time = Fixed
    Quality = Optimized
    Cost = Accept