The Boeing Company

What is Flash?

With Macromedia Flash Player, you can view the best animation and entertainment on the Web. To get the full benefit of the Boeing Web site, you will need to download and install the latest version of the Flash player. If you are using Internet Explorer, you also need to make sure ActiveX is enabled. This site also requires a JavaScript-enabled browser.

Macromedia provides a free Flash Plugin that allows you to view, navigate, and print Flash files across all major computing platforms. It is free and can be downloaded at Macromedia's web site by clicking on the icon to the right and following the instructions below.

Go to Macromedia's Flash Player Download Center
  1. Click the "Download Now" button. A dialog box will appear asking you where to save the Installer.
  2. Save the Installer to your desktop and wait for it to download completely.
  3. An Installer icon will appear on your desktop. Double-click on it.
  4. Read and click through the dialog boxes.
  5. When the "Install" button appears, click it to install Macromedia Flash Player into your browser's plug-ins folder.
  6. Your Web browser will launch a new window. When you see the Macromedia Flash Player movie playing, the installation is successful.