787 DreamLiner

[Taildragger67]

I know, I know.

Schoolboy error, trying to be a smart-ar5e and it backfired on me (like that's never happened before... ).

Anyway, to all and sundry, sorry. I loved the Concorde - love the Concorde - and was privileged to fly in it once. I signed the petition.

I will now go and sit on the naughty step for 10 minutes.

Bad TD67, naughty boy.

[hobie]

sunday 8th July 787 Rollout

If you have nothing to do this coming Sunday (8th July) you could watch the Boeing 787 Rollout ....

live webcast ..... 11.30pm London time

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/787...7premiere.html

[bomarc]

787 Rollout

as some of you know, the B787 is going to be rolled out on Sunday.

I just figured (am I dumb or what?) that the date will be July 8, 2007...

7/8/7

hmmmmm

guess that 911 thing started a fad

[seacue]

Boeing had another chance - August 7- if they couldn't make July. 7/8/07 in the non-US rest of the world.

[winglit]

I wonder if American Airlines have ordered any? If so, how will they livery them? They won't be able to show them off with their shiny polished metal look if they're made of plastic!

[nano404]

I wonder if American Airlines have ordered any? If so, how will they livery them? They won't be able to show them off with their shiny polished metal look if they're made of plastic!

I think they were thinking of it. it would be interesting.

Watching the thing now.

[nano404]

This thing is nice.

[206Fan]

[Dushan]

Rainboe wrote

What bugs me are the English people ... and still can't differentiate between there, their or they're. Now that's an offence!
So q80airbus- these composites are carbon fibre. Carbon fibre has been in service for years, mainly in flight controls. It's qualities are well known in lightning ...

Also the people who can't differentiate between "its" and "it's"

No more 'attacks' from the floor on posting language/syntax/spelling/punctuation please or off to JB you go.

[bomarc]

the pluses: lower cabin altitude, higher humidity, lower fuel burn.

the minuses: what happened to faster? what happened to sleeker?

and if the seat pitch is the same as any other airliner, why bother?

[WALSue]

Pluses: I'm sure I read/heard somewhere that they can be fitted with a shower.

[JamesT73J]

Airliners.net's resident Seattle Boeing-shooter got an image of the flight deck mockup here:

http://www.airliners.net/uf/view.fil...4499Mh7HjM.jpg

Interesting stuff. Not quite the Space Odyssey look that some publicity shots had suggested - the detail is cool. I like the offset yokes.


James

[Contacttower]

The PFDs look just like the ones in Thruxton's new glass cockpit Warrior.

[westie]

I thought it was meant to have its maiden test flight towards the end of last month? Anyone know the up to date timescale?

[PBL]

Originally Posted by westie

I thought it was meant to have its maiden test flight towards the end of last month? Anyone know the up to date timescale?

Flight International is reporting end of October, although apparently there is some chance it might slip further.

PBL

[sitigeltfel]

Briefing on Wednesday

http://www.boeing.com/commercial/787...70829b_nr.html

[drichard]

Dreamliner first flight delayed

Apologies if this is old news, I have looked but couldn't find any references to this.
BBC news reporting that the 1st flight of the Dreamliner is being delayed by 3 months due to problems with software and is "battling to complete parts of the plane at its plant in Everett".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6980299.stm
Apparently they are keen to "avoid a repeat of the catastrophic problems suffered by rival Airbus, whose A380 superjumbo was about two years late. "

[Rice bowl licker]

No, hot off the press…

Boeing 787 First Flight date is now tentatively mid-November to mid-December but officials have declined to specify an exact date.

Delivery of the 1st a/c is still on-time for May 2008.

The First Flight is evidently being delayed due to Flight deck software issues that went unresolved on the AA Boeing 777 test aircraft.

The delays are also being attributed to problems managing what Boeing calls “Traveled Work” projects whereby suppliers are unable to complete specific tasks on schedule.

Any additional info or press releases out there yet?

[ChristiaanJ]

Boeing is battling to complete work on parts of the plane which are at its plant in Everett, Washington. It has also had problems with flight software.

Well, they WOULd go with Microsoft Vsta, wouldn't they?

A shortage of permanent bolts, or fasteners, made by Alcoa is also contributing to the delay, the company said.

Splitpins, bailing wire, chewing gum and duct tape are being qualified for aircraft use as we speak.

The announcement means that Boeing's test flight schedule will be shortened to about six months.

The remainder of the flight tests will be carried out in airline service, with passengers on board.
The FAA has already been bribed accordingly.

Boeing says the 787 is much more fuel efficient than its competitors and produces 20% less carbon dioxide.

Instead, it will convert it into nitrous oxide (also known as laughing gas).

[MarkD]

Somehow this is all Airbus' fault.