Fastforward 20 years - 787 Freighter Conversion
 

787 Freighter Conversion.

Dining table banter with a few friends today, some who are freight dogs some who have been given their shot at the 787 when it comes to their company.

Fast-forward 20 years, a whole lot of 787s are now being replaced by the new wiz bang Boeing/Airbus/Shanghai Specials ……….Think of how many 727/737 & A300/310s have gone under the knife in the name of cargo.

Can you cut a cargo door in the side of a 787?

Can composite fuselage barrels be dissected in the manner aluminum airframes are done today?

Has Mr Boeing, snuck a card up their sleeve and already installed localized strengthening along predictable load paths?

Over to you…