No, Westy. I just think that the press release from Boeing lacked much substance. Marketing luvvy speak in the main.
As their 7E7 plastic plane was supposed to be something new and revolutionary (and well it might be), the name merited a new-style ring to it.
Whereas 787 just sounds like something rather run of the mill. Like 717 - what a daft idea that was. Everyone still thinks it's a DC9. In any case, it was a recycled designation because the KC-135 was originally termed the 717. Which is ironic because the current 717 is just a recycled DC9. Which was later known as the MD80 after the 'DC' designation became unmarketable following the various disasters which befell the DC-10.
Can't see many people talking about 'Dreamliners'. But Sonicruisers or even 7E7s - certainly.
Last edited by BEagle; 29th January 2005 at 11:59.