Dreamliner - Boeing's new creation.

Dreamliner - Boeing's new creation.
by Liron Benjamin.
(Also Introducing Boeing DreamLifter)
(Competition : Airbus 380 - Airbus A300/600 Beluga)

ALLOW FEW MINUTES TO LOAD - ENJOY

Introduction

Responding to the overwhelming preference of airlines around the world, Boeing Commercial Airplanes' new airplane is the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, a super-efficient airplane. An international team of top aerospace companies is developing the airplane, led by Boeing at its Everett facility near Seattle, Wash.

The 787-8 Dreamliner will carry 210 - 250 passengers on routes of 7,650 to 8,200 nautical miles (14,200 to 15,200 kilometers), while the 787-9 Dreamliner will carry 250 - 290 passengers on routes of 8,000 to 8,500 nautical miles (14,800 to 15,750 kilometers). A third 787 family member, the 787-3 Dreamliner, will accommodate 290 - 330 passengers and be optimized for routes of 2,500 to 3,050 nautical miles (4,600 to 5,650 kilometers).

In addition to bringing big-jet ranges to mid-size airplanes, the 787 will provide airlines with unmatched fuel efficiency, resulting in exceptional environmental performance. The airplane will use 20 percent less fuel for comparable missions than today's similarly sized airplane. It will also travel at speeds similar to today's fastest wide bodies, Mach 0.85. Airlines will enjoy more cargo revenue capacity.

Passengers will also see improvements with the new airplane, from an interior environment with higher humidity to increased comfort and convenience.

Key Data:

Crew: 2

Dimensions:

Length: 56m

Wingspan: 59m

Fuselage Cross Section: 5.74m

Height: 17.4m

Cabin:

Configuration: Twin aisle

Passengers, Three-Class Configuration223

Passengers, Single-Class Configuration: 300

Performance:

Maximum Take-Off Weight: 480,000lb

Range: 15,700km (8,500nm)

Speed: Mach 0.85

Boeing Dreamliner will no longer offer wireless

Boeing is no longer planning to implement a wireless internet service on their 787 Dreamliner planes, due to weight and international wireless frequency issues. The Dreamliner planes will use a wired network instead, which will weigh just 50lbs, a quarter of the weight wireless access would require. Boeing phased out their previous broadband service, Connexion, after a lack of airline interest, but is working with Panasonic to bring broadband access back to the skies in the Dreamliner. – Todd Haselton

If you do have some MAJOR spare coin, then check out the new Dreamliner VIP Boeing 787 – oh my word. Luxury baby! Can you imagine the kind of money people have to buy one of these?

Impressive stuff. However, I can see the point. Having recently traveled long haul to and from Oz, via Singapore and also to Boston, it is NO fun at all being in the back. Business class rules (I have managed this a couple of times and it makes a huge difference).

The new Boeing Dreamliner may have a serious security vulnerabilityin its onboard computer networks.

The new Boeing Dreamliner may have serious security vulnerability in its onboard computer networks.

Plane Interior

Now this is what you call a plane interior!

The Boeing 747 Dreamlifter

Three 747 Dreamlifters are used to transport 787 fuselage sections.

BUILT IN THE SOUTH CAROLINA

The Boeing Dreamlifter is a modified 747-400 passenger airplane that can haul more cargo by volume than any airplane in the world. It is the primary means of transporting major assemblies of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from suppliers around the world to the 787 final assembly site in Everett, Wash. This reduces delivery times to as little as one day from as many as 30 days today.