Named the Dreamliner, the Boeing 787 is reportedly the most fuel-efficient long range, mid-size passenger airplane and the world’s first aircraft to be constructed using composite materials such as carbon fiber. About 57 meters in length, the plane can seat 210 to 330 passengers and is believed to consume up to 30 percent less fuel than the similarly sized Boeing 767. It can fly at speeds up to Mach 0.85. The first Dreamliner was delivered to Japan’s Air Nippon Airways August 6 and will begin commercial service in October. In 2005, Air India ordered 20 Boeing 787-8 aircraft, which are due to be delivered in December. A flight test was conducted in Delhi in July. The private carrier Jet Airways has also ordered 10 aircraft.
Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long-range, mid-size wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner which has a seating capacity of 210 to 330 passengers depending on the variant.The 787-8 is the base model of the 787 family, with a length of 186 feet (57 m) and a wingspan of 197 feet (60 m) and a range of 7,650 to 8,200 nautical miles (14,200 to 15,200 km).
Boeing’s South Carolina building, where the 787 Dreamliner is undergoing final assembly, is nearing completion.
The Boeing South Carolina campus where the 787 is undergoing final assembly before delivery.
Construction continues inside the new Boeing South Carolina 787 Dreamliner final assembly building
Horizontal stabilizers attached to the tail-cone, with the vertical fin in the background. Both these assemblies are now complete. Final assembly began in May.
Side view shows how large composite structures have been loaded into the first position for final assembly. Known as position one, this is where the final body join is performed.
Final assembly continues on the first all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner with the installation of the wings earlier this month. This photo, taken June 5, shows both wings in the join position. The airplane stands in position one, where all the major body joins take place.
Final assembly progresses on the third flight-test airplane for the all-new Boeing 787 Dreamliner. This is the fifth Dreamliner to be loaded into the first position of the 787 production system.
The 787 Dreamliner has orders for 878 airplanes from 57 customers.
Four Dreamliners including the one for Air India are shown in the final assembly facility.
The 787 program continues to make steady progress toward certification and delivery
Initial gear-swing testing is the start of a series of tests that verifies correct installation and functionality of landing gear.
Power On has been completed for the first 787 Dreamliner. The test sequence lasted for just over a week and proved the functionality and installation of the airplane's electric systems. Running tests in the flight deck are (from left) James Townsend, aviation manufacturing technician inspector; Allen Smith, test technician; Jon Stephenson, production test manufacturing engineer; and Riger Vazquez Jr., production test team leader.
Boeing and ANA conduct 787 Service Readiness Validation in Japan. More than 500 ANA and Boeing employees, reporters, government officials and supplier partners celebrated the 787 Dreamliner with events at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on July 4.
Boeing Introduces New Entryway on 787 Dreamliner The interior designers for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner understand fully that first impressions can be everlasting. Therefore, they've designed a larger, more open entryway with sweeping arches that immediately direct the eye upward.
In April 2005, Air India announced that it would purchase 20 787-8 airplanes, with options to buy seven additional 787-8 Dreamliners at a later date. With its innovations, the 787 will allow Air India to open new nonstop routes such as Delhi New York and Mumbai San Francisco economically, while offering passengers unprecedented comfort.
Boeing has achieved multiple qualifications for its world-wide network of 787 training campuses. The qualifications mean Boeing Flight Services has training devices that are ready to be used with an approved training course in locations around the globe.
The seats and in-flight entertainment (IFE) showroom in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Gallery features rows of pre-certified premium seats from all seat suppliers in the 787 catalog. The room enables customers to test seats, reconfigure seats to view variations in pitch and select fabric and color options as well as seating for all classes of the cabin.
The 787 full-flight simulator shown here is one of two located at the Boeing Flight Services Seattle training campus. There are eight 787 training suites at five Boeing campuses -- Seattle, Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai and London Gatwick.The 787 full-flight simulator includes dual heads-up displays (HUD) and Electronic Flight Bags (EFB). The simulator is designed to train pilots to become proficient in visual maneuvers, instrument landing system (ILS) and non-ILS approaches, missed approaches using integrated approach navigation, non-normal procedures with emphasis on those affecting handling characteristics, and wind shear and rejected takeoff training.
Passengers will enjoy a comfortable flying experience aboard ANA’s first 787 Dreamliner, with advanced LED lighting, bigger windows, larger luggage bins, comfortable seats and a spacious environment.
The Dreamliner’s new interior boasts of sweeping arches, wide aisles, larger lavatories, and dynamic lighting, innovations that aim to connect the passenger with the flying experience.
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