After a troubled development, the Boeing 787 or Boeing Dreamliner is starting to get frequent flier miles of its own. The Boeing Dreamliner arrived at the Farnborough Air Show for the plane’s debut in Europe. The plane has been stuck in what a movie studio would call “development hell” for some time, suffering several setbacks. However, it is beginning to show signs of life. Boeing has already been contracted to deliver hundreds of Dreamliners, so it looks like they’ve hit this one out of the park. Source for this article – Boeing Dreamliner makes European debut by Personal Money Store.
Dreamliner flies across the pond
The Farnborough Air Show in southwestern England, in Hampshire, saw the July 18 European debut of the Boeing Dreamliner. The air show is held each and every two years, and it is the premiere air and air trade show in Britain. The Dreamliner, or rather the 787, is likely to be one of the centerpieces for this year. According to The Telegraph, Boeing is expecting some more advance orders of the 787, which has had numerous setbacks due to design difficulties and a machinists’ strike, among other things.
Lean, green, and mean
Part and parcel to the selling point of the plane is its fuel efficiency and also eco-friendly construction. Only half of the plane is actually made of metal. Most planes are made of sheets of aluminum riveted together, but the Dreamliner is made of a couple of pieces of carbon fiber composite material. The lighter frame will increase fuel economy and also the engines are engineered to produce 20 percent less carbon emissions than comparably sized planes. The interior is intended with passenger comfort in mind. The 787 is geared to replace older planes of similar size and capacity, especially the Boeing 767.
Finally taking off
The Boeing Dreamliner was at first conceived of in the late 1990s, and following the price of fuel went drastically up within the early 2000s (or “Noughties”) the need for an airliner with greater fuel efficiency got Boeing to head to the drawing board. The first flight had to be postponed from 2007 to 2009. There are more than 860 of the planes on order already.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/farnborough-airshow/7897812/Farnborough-Airshow-2010-Boeing-787-Dreamliner-in-focus.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10676791
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