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Title: 787 starts commercial operations
Post by: Nickbat on 26 October 2011, 11:17:03
Pleased to see the 787 Dreamliner enter service at long last.

I reckon it's a great plane..and 25% of its components come from the UK (e.g Eaton Aerospace). Well done to the British engineers involved! :y

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15453020 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15453020)
Title: Re: 787 starts commercial operations
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 26 October 2011, 16:36:15
Yes, it’s a fine looking machine - the wing configuration is particularly elegant. :-* :-*
Title: Re: 787 starts commercial operations
Post by: tunnie on 26 October 2011, 17:03:06
travelled a lot on Boeing's 777's in my student days, very smooth!

Went on A320's to Japan, they had the edge, but they are a lot newer.
Title: Re: 787 starts commercial operations
Post by: Kevin Wood on 26 October 2011, 17:09:32
Quote from: tunnie on 26 October 2011, 17:03:06
travelled a lot on Boeing's 777's in my student days, very smooth!

Went on A320's to Japan, they had the edge, but they are a lot newer.

A320 is 1980's... and not sure it has the range to get to Japan. ;)
Title: Re: 787 starts commercial operations
Post by: tunnie on 26 October 2011, 17:24:01
Nuts, meant the A340!  :-[
Title: Re: 787 starts commercial operations
Post by: aaronjb on 26 October 2011, 18:01:48
Fun trivia fact - my dad is currently over in Germany overseeing the installation/fit/etc of the autoclaves being used to cure the new Airbus A350 carbon fibre fuselage..

These things:
(http://i42.tinypic.com/i4lo60.jpg)


They have some nifty machinery for laying up the CF, too (nothing to do with my dad, but I find them fascinating):
(http://i41.tinypic.com/otgkg3.jpg)

(All pics from Premier Aerotek: http://www.premium-aerotec.com/en/23-08-2009_Autoclave_arrives.html )
Title: Re: 787 starts commercial operations
Post by: tunnie on 26 October 2011, 18:03:48
Wonder if Airbus's carbon fibre efforts will be as delayed as Boeing
Title: Re: 787 starts commercial operations
Post by: Kevin Wood on 26 October 2011, 18:06:03
Blimey! You could cook a few Turkeys in that. ;D
Title: Re: 787 starts commercial operations
Post by: aaronjb on 26 October 2011, 18:09:05
Quote from: Kevin Wood on 26 October 2011, 18:06:03
Blimey! You could cook a few Turkeys in that. ;D

You're not wrong ;D Behind that rear cover are four radiators, each one is 2m x 2m - it wasn't until I saw a photo of those with my dad stood in front of them that I realised just how big the whole thing was!

Good job they've only had to take the radiators out twice to have the dodgy (British, sadly) welding fixed..  :-[