Boeing 787- "Dreamliner"
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The question is, how much?
amazing, very nice.. Add a couple zeros to the plane ticket im sure..
"Two workers at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagoya, Japan, put the finishing touches to the Dreamliner's central wing box."
Oh oh... Hopefully they do a better job on the wings on real plan then on wing on the evos (pealing).
"Two workers at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Nagoya, Japan, put the finishing touches to the Dreamliner's central wing box."
Oh oh... Hopefully they do a better job on the wings on real plan then on wing on the evos (pealing).
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/12/15/boeing.dreamliner/index.html
Very cool, and a proud day for the people who built and designed that ship.
Very cool, and a proud day for the people who built and designed that ship.
By the time that puppy is ready to fly there will probably be an electric version to supersede it ... the Boeing AMP.
I watched it today, great stuff. The wings flexed more than a pure aluminum plane would. But, that's carbon fiber for you. Green is the new Iron Age.
I saw it fly over the Puget Sound this morning with two jets on each side..........
Someday when I'm older I can say in an Elmer Fudd voice " I saw that plane make it's first flight".
Someday when I'm older I can say in an Elmer Fudd voice " I saw that plane make it's first flight".
http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/raw-video-boeing-787-makes-first-flight-17154767
More flying less talking.
More flying less talking.
grrrr i hate green..
It's about time the thing flew.
People need to appreciate marvels of engineering more!
Originally Posted By: Bluestream
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/12/15/boeing.dreamliner/index.html
Very cool, and a proud day for the people who built and designed that ship.
In the video, it appeared the stripe down the side of the fuselage matched the upswept curvature of the wings in flight.
Watch the wings drop after it lands and starts to slow. Cool.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/12/15/boeing.dreamliner/index.html
Very cool, and a proud day for the people who built and designed that ship.
In the video, it appeared the stripe down the side of the fuselage matched the upswept curvature of the wings in flight.
Watch the wings drop after it lands and starts to slow. Cool.
I had heard before that the 787 would have advantages in "passenger comfort" but didn't realize what that meant. Since the carbon fiber fuselage is stronger, the cabin can be pressurized more, and because carbon fiber doesn't corrode, cabin air can be humidified to more comfortable levels than before. Pretty cool.
I hope I live to see the day when automobiles are made completely of carbon fiber.
I hope I live to see the day when automobiles are made completely of carbon fiber.
Originally Posted By: Samilcar
I had heard before that the 787 would have advantages in "passenger comfort" but didn't realize what that meant. Since the carbon fiber fuselage is stronger, the cabin can be pressurized more, and because carbon fiber doesn't corrode, cabin air can be humidified to more comfortable levels than before. Pretty cool.
I hope I live to see the day when automobiles are made completely of carbon fiber.
Less jet lag = less irritated passengers at the airport.
I had heard before that the 787 would have advantages in "passenger comfort" but didn't realize what that meant. Since the carbon fiber fuselage is stronger, the cabin can be pressurized more, and because carbon fiber doesn't corrode, cabin air can be humidified to more comfortable levels than before. Pretty cool.
I hope I live to see the day when automobiles are made completely of carbon fiber.
Less jet lag = less irritated passengers at the airport.
Originally Posted By: levi
Originally Posted By: Bluestream
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/12/15/boeing.dreamliner/index.html
Very cool, and a proud day for the people who built and designed that ship.
In the video, it appeared the stripe down the side of the fuselage matched the upswept curvature of the wings in flight.
Watch the wings drop after it lands and starts to slow. Cool.
When they put the air brakes on during landing, the wings really fell down!
Originally Posted By: Bluestream
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/12/15/boeing.dreamliner/index.html
Very cool, and a proud day for the people who built and designed that ship.
In the video, it appeared the stripe down the side of the fuselage matched the upswept curvature of the wings in flight.
Watch the wings drop after it lands and starts to slow. Cool.
When they put the air brakes on during landing, the wings really fell down!
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Nice, so long as the CF doesnt delaminate over the next 30 years!
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That would be nice to watch if you had a window seat next to the wing! Hey, look at the wing rising up..........when's it going to stop rising...........snap.
When parts stop flexing is when you have to worry!
Beautiful plane
Beautiful plane
Exactly what I thought. But I have a friend that actually worked on the CF wings and he told me that they literally beat and flexed the living snot out of it. When they did get it to "snap," it broke into about a ba-zillion pieces and said that it was like getting hit with shrapnel. But, they were so strong that they had to literally build a new flex tester from the ones they used on aluminum wings to get it to break because it was just that much stronger.
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