First Look Inside The 787

vagabond · 05-20-2008, 07:46 AM

Here are a couple articles on the 787. Slowly but surely is what comes to my mind. Look forward to flying on one in the future.

Quote:

From Seattle Times:

The Everett final-assembly line of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner buzzed Monday with energy and activity as mechanics hustled to complete four airplanes lined up nose-to-tail.

It's a busier beehive than Boeing planned for. The sections of the first Dreamliners arrived lacking much of the wiring and systems that the company's major partners were supposed to install, and Boeing mechanics have been painstakingly hand-building these planes.

But Pat Shanahan, head of the program, said Monday on the first public tour of the production line that the plane now at the back of the assembly bay marks a turning point. That 787, Dreamliner 3, will be built almost the way Boeing originally planned.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...amliner20.html

This is video from KING5:

http://www.king5.com/video/featured-...ml?nvid=246828

Ewfflyer · 05-20-2008, 09:09 AM

This is disappointing though, I love the wing-break video.

"Boeing still has not decided whether or not to bend the wings until they break — a dramatic moment on all previous airplane programs, and one usually witnessed by a large part of the work force.

Boeing will only do so this time if engineers believe they need to learn more about the structure under greater loads. But due to lack of space in the 747 bay, if they do decide to go that far, Boeing won't bring in bleachers for the show. All but a handful of test controllers will watch on video."

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