[99][100], On December 15, 2009, Boeing conducted the 787-8 maiden flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, at 10:27 am PST and landed three hours later at 1:33 p.m. at Seattle's Boeing Field, after reaching 180 kn (333 km/h) and 13,200 ft (4,000 m). Seat rows can be arranged in four to seven abreast in first or business, e.g. [245], In 2016, Rolls-Royce began flight testing its new Trent 1000 TEN engine. A ceremony to mark the occasion was also held the next day. [342] The 1000th Dreamliner, a 787-10 for Singapore Airlines, made its maiden flight on April 3, 2020.[343]. [101] Originally scheduled for 5.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}1/2 hours, the test flight was shortened to three hours with the pilots wanting to complete the flight under visual meteorological conditions while visibility and cloud ceiling were low. [357] The initial investigation found no direct link with the aircraft's main batteries. [172] Dispatch reliability grew to 99.3% in 2017. [37] The 787 was unprofitable for some subcontractors; Alenia's parent company, Finmeccanica, had a total loss of €750 million on the project by 2013. The damage is thought to have been caused by a fan imbalance resulting from fan ice shedding. [367], On January 21, 2014, a Norwegian Air Shuttle 787 experienced a fuel leak which caused a 19-hour delay to a flight from Bangkok to Oslo. [302] Steven Udvar-Hazy said "If it's identically configured, the -10 has a little bit of an edge on the -900", but smaller than Boeing's estimate of 10 percent. These days, you go to the board, and they say, 'Here's the budget for this airplane, and we'll be taking this piece of it off the top, and you get what's left; don't fuck up. Coatroom. [220], On January 20, the NTSB declared that overvoltage was not the cause of the Boston incident, as voltage did not exceed the battery limit of 32 V,[394] and the charging unit passed tests. 2 1 0 Embraer 190-100IGW. [92] Boeing expected to have the weight issues addressed by the 21st production model. of seats 256. [345][346], A Japan Airlines (JAL) 787 experienced a fuel leak on January 8, 2013, and its flight from Boston was canceled. [331], The 787-3 would have carried 290–330 passengers in two-class over 2,500–3,050 nmi (4,630–5,650 km) range, limited by a 364,000 lb (165 t) MTOW. [143] The test aircraft had flown 4,828 hours in 1,707 flights combined by August 15, 2011. [8], Randy Baseler, Boeing Commercial Airplanes VP Marketing stated that airport congestion comes from a large numbers of regional jets and small single-aisles, flying to destinations where a 550-seat A380 would be too large; to reduce the number of departures, smaller airplanes can increase 20% in size and airline hubs can be avoided with point-to-point transit. JPMorgan Chase analyst Joseph Nadol estimated the program's cash loss to be $45 million per airplane, decreasing as the program moves forward. [403] Chile's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) grounded LAN Airlines' three 787s. engine starters and brakes. [159] In April 2012, an ANA 787 made a delivery flight from Boeing Field to Haneda Airport partially using biofuel from cooking oil. LED lights have previously been an option on the Boeing 777 and Airbus aircraft. [59] In July 2015, Reuters reported that Boeing was considering reducing the use of titanium to reduce construction costs. [373][374], On April 22, 2016, the FAA issued an airworthiness directive following a January 29 incident in which a General Electric GEnx-1B PIP2 engine suffered damage and non-restartable power loss while flying at an altitude of 20,000 feet. Boeing's original development investment, estimated at least at a further $20 billion, isn't included in these costs. High/Low/Average 1 - 4 of 4 Listings ... NEW BOEING B787-8 with Warranties ready for immediate delivery at a fantastic low price. During the late 1990s, Boeing considered replacement aircraft programs as sales of the 767 and 747-400 slowed. As of March 2020[update], the 787 had orders for 1,510 aircraft from 72 identified customers. [107] On March 28, 2010, the 787 completed the ultimate wing load test, which requires that the wings of a fully assembled aircraft be loaded to 150% of design limit load and held for 3 seconds. [334] The wingspan was decreased by using blended winglets instead of raked wingtips. [369] It was found later that a faulty valve was responsible. [300], The variant was envisioned as replacing Boeing 777-200, Airbus A330 and Airbus A340 aircraft. Version 1.1 Download 93107 File Size 358 KB Create Date July 6, 2018 Download Download our Boeing 787-Series Checklist and Operating Manual … Read More[DOWNLOAD] Boeing 787 Series Checklist + Operating Manual Dimensions 787-8 - Wing span 60.00m (197ft 0in), length 56.70m (186ft 0in), height 16.9m (55ft 6in). Two new aircraft were proposed. In September 2011, the 787 was first officially delivered to launch customer All Nippon Airways. [175] As of 24 March 2018[update], the 787's longest route is Qantas' Perth-London Heathrow, a distance of 14,499 km (7,829 nmi) and the second-longest regular scheduled flight behind Qatar Airways' 14,529 km (7,845 nmi) route from Doha to Auckland, flown with a Boeing 777-200LR. Galley. Workers in Salt Lake City clamped portions of the tail section too tightly, which could lead to premature material fatigue. JetPhotos.com is the biggest database of aviation photographs with over 4 million screened photos online! [128] On October 4, 2010, the sixth 787, ZA006 joined the test program with its first flight. [214][215], The 787 has a "fly-by-wire" control system similar in architecture to that of the Boeing 777. [196], On September 7, 2020, The Wall Street Journal reported the FAA was investigating quality-control lapses at Boeing dating back to the introduction of the 787 in 2011. [160], ANA surveyed 800 passengers who flew the 787 from Tokyo to Frankfurt: expectations were surpassed for 90% of passengers; features that met or exceeded expectations included air quality and cabin pressure (90% of passengers), cabin ambiance (92% of passengers), higher cabin humidity levels (80% of passengers), headroom (40% of passengers) and the larger windows (90% of passengers). [398] All cells had signs of thermal damage prior to runaway. [163] An analysis by consultant AirInsight concluded that United Airlines' 787s achieved an operating cost per seat that was 6% lower than the Airbus A330. Typical seat room ranges from 46 to 61 in (120 to 150 cm) pitch in first, 36 to 39 in (91 to 99 cm) in business, and 32 to 34 in (81 to 86 cm) in economy. [230] Software increases the tailplane effectiveness to avoid modifying it. [240], In 2006, Boeing launched the 787 GoldCare program. [138][139] In January 2011, the first 787 delivery was rescheduled to the third quarter of 2011 due to software and electrical updates following the in-flight fire. "[353], On July 12, 2013, a fire started on an empty Ethiopian Airlines 787 parked at Heathrow Airport before it was extinguished by the airport fire and rescue service. The first and third -10 test-platforms incorporate Rolls-Royce's new Trent 1000 TEN engines, while the second is powered by the competing General Electric GEnx-1B engine. [28], During the design phase, the 787 underwent extensive wind tunnel testing at Boeing's Transonic Wind Tunnel, QinetiQ's five-meter wind tunnel at Farnborough, United Kingdom, and NASA Ames Research Center's wind tunnel, as well as at the French aerodynamics research agency, ONERA. Through June 2018, fifteen have been ordered, twelve delivered and four were in service. Boeing's accounting method books sales immediately and distributes estimated production costs over ten years for the 1,300 aircraft it expects to deliver during that time. [291], Major fuselage parts were received for final assembly on November 30, 2016. [265], The 787's cabin features light-emitting diodes (LEDs)[268] as standard equipment, allowing the aircraft to be entirely "bulbless". [65][66] Less than a week later, Mike Bair, the 787 program manager was replaced. Early operations encountered several problems caused by its lithium-ion batteries, culminating in fires on board. The BOEING 787-8 has a 9,000' balanced field length and 5,700' landing distance. [154], On October 26, 2011, an ANA 787 flew the first commercial flight from Tokyo Narita Airport to Hong Kong International Airport. Procedures were modified and the APU was later redesigned to address the issue. [176] In March 2020, Air Tahiti Nui executed a record commercial flight of 9,765 mi (8,486 nmi), from Papeete, Tahiti to Paris, on a route that would typically refuel at Los Angeles but was able to fly the Boeing 787-9 non-stop because it was "nowhere near full" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [248][249], Cabin interior width is approximately 18 feet (550 cm) at armrest level. [330] In 2018, two Boeing 747-8 aircraft were ordered to replace the two older 747-200-based VC-25A Air Force One aircraft. Workers in Charleston and Everett improperly discarded shims before the final installation of fasteners, which could lead to structural failure under limit loads. Class of travel Royal Silk Class : 22 Economy Class : 234. (DAC / VGHS) of aircraft 6. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner operated its first commercial flight back in 2011. The firm configuration was finalized on July 1, 2010. [311] Boeing finished final assembly and painting of the first production 787-10 in October 2017, before its certification. [264][267] The lavatory, however, has a traditional sunshade. The battery had signs of short circuiting and thermal runaway. Learn More 100 reasons to love the 787 Dreamliner in China The aircraft reportedly was the same one that had a fuel leak on January 8. [268] The 787 interior was designed to better accommodate persons with mobility, sensory, and cognitive disabilities. [308] The second -10 is being used to prove the GE Aviation engines and the third made its first flight on June 8, 2017, when the flight-test programme was 30% complete. [202][203] Aluminum has been used throughout the wing and tail leading edges, titanium is predominantly present within the elements of the engines and fasteners, while various individual components are composed of steel. Externally, it is recognizable by its four-window cockpit, raked wingtips, and noise-reducing chevrons on its engine nacelles. With a brand-new seat, the coach cabin received a major update as well. The 787-10's mid-fuselage sections are too large for transport to Everett, Washington and it is built only in Charleston, South Carolina;[307] it is the first Boeing airliner assembled exclusively there. [319] At the 2019 Dubai Air Show, Emirates placed an order for 30 787-9 aircraft rather than the 787-10. 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Views 470. Pilots were told not to apply "large, abrupt control column inputs" in the event of an "unrealistic" drop in displayed airspeed. Ted Piepenbrock, an academic affiliated with the MIT and the University of Oxford, projects losses decreasing through the first 700 airliners, forecast the cumulative deferred costs to peak beyond $34 billion and its model most favorable to Boeing projects a program loss of $5 billion after delivering 2,000 Dreamliners. The Boeing 787 is available as a high-quality scale model in several airline liveries from our partner AirModels.net. [377] On January 16, 2013, both major Japanese airlines ANA and JAL voluntarily grounded their fleets of 787s after multiple incidents involving different 787s, including emergency landings. [288] Air China started a 787-9 route between Beijing and Chengdu in May 2016. [294] Customer discussions were continuing in early 2006. Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. [418] Following the FAA approval in the U.S. effective April 26,[421] Japan approved resumption of Boeing 787 flights in the country on April 26, 2013. [287] United Airlines was to start the longest nonstop scheduled 787 service between Los Angeles and Melbourne in October 2014. In December, the monthly rate was further reduced to five. [5] In May 2007, final assembly on the first 787 began at Everett. [194] In typical service, these defects could result in premature material fatigue and structural failure under limit loads. The aircraft is 80% composite by volume;[201] Boeing lists its materials by weight as 50% composite, 20% aluminum, 15% titanium, 10% steel, and 5% other. [67] On January 16, 2008, Boeing announced a third three-month delay to the first flight of the 787, citing insufficient progress on "traveled work. Medical Outlet. [187] This flight surpassed the previous record of 9,127 nautical miles (16,903 km), set in 2002 by an Airbus A330. [164] In November 2017, International Airlines Group chief Willie Walsh said that for its budget carrier Level the lower cost of ownership of its two A330-200 more than offsets the 13,000 lb (6 t) higher fuel burn ($3,500 on a Barcelona-Los Angeles flight). C-GHPY Code. [13] The "E" was said to stand for various things, such as "efficiency" or "environmentally friendly"; however, in the end, Boeing said that it merely stood for "Eight". [98] On December 12, 2009, the first 787 completed high speed taxi tests, the last major step before flight. [144], On August 13, 2011, certification testing of the Rolls-Royce powered 787-8 finished. Boeing 787-9 . [30], On December 16, 2003, Boeing announced that the 787 would be assembled in its factory in Everett, Washington. [269][270] The system has three-color LEDs plus a white LED. [262] Instead of plastic window shades, the windows use electrochromism-based smart glass (supplied by PPG Industries)[263] allowing flight attendants[264] and passengers to adjust five levels of sunlight and visibility to their liking,[265] reducing cabin glare while maintaining a view to the outside world,[261][266] but the most opaque setting still has some transparency. Economy Class Seats 240. [194] Boeing's Quality Management System (QMS) failed to detect either the shim or skin surface issue, adding to the FAA inquiry. [203], The two different engine models compatible with the 787 use a standard electrical interface to allow an aircraft to be fitted with either Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 or General Electric GEnx-1B engines. ... Lavatory. You have got to watch the video in HD to see how awesome the plane is. [78] The 787 meets the FAA's requirement that passengers have at least as good a chance of surviving a crash landing as they would with current metal airliners. 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[389][390] FAA approved a 787 battery in 2007 with nine "special conditions". Deer Jet Boeing BBJ 787-8. [289] As of October 2019[update], 57% of all 787 orders are for the 787-9, with 498 deliveries. This aircraft is configured with only two classes of service where all Business Class seats feature 180 degree recline. Type certification was received in August 2011 and the first 787-8 was delivered in September 2011 before entering commercial service on October 26, 2011, with ANA. The BOEING 787-8, manufactured from 2011-Present, requires a 2 person crew and can transport up to 381 passengers. By 2005, customer-announced orders and commitments for the 787 reached 237 aircraft. 197 ft 3 in (60.12 m) span, 246.9 in / 6.27 m mean chord. The increased performance could trickle down to the 787-9, allowing Auckland to New York flights. 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