McDonnell Douglas
1967-1997 aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor
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Summary
McDonnell Douglas is an aerospace manufacturer[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of aerospace manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,186 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: United States[3]
- Instance of: defense contractor[4], former entity[5]
- Founder: James McDonnell[6], Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.[7]
- Follows: Douglas[8], McDonnell Aircraft Corporation[9]
- Headquarters location: St. Louis[10]
- Child organization or unit: UGS Corp.[11]
- Commons category: McDonnell Douglas[12]
- Industry: aircraft industry[13], mechanical engineering[14], aircraft construction[15], aerospace industry[16], weapons industry[17]
- Inception: January 1, 1967[18]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1996[19]
- Parent organization or unit: Boeing[20]
- Topic's main category: Category:McDonnell Douglas[21]
- Product or material produced: aircraft[22], missile[23], spacecraft[24], helicopter[25]
- Employees: 63,000[26]
- Replaces: Douglas[27], McDonnell Aircraft Corporation[28]
- Replaced by: Boeing[29]
- Official name: McDonnell Douglas Corporation[30]
- Legal form: joint-stock company[31], public company[32]
- Has works in the collection: Australian National Maritime Museum[33], National Air Force Museum of Canada[34]
- Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[35]
- Merged into: Boeing[36]
Why It Matters
McDonnell Douglas has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]