The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long range of mid-sized twin Jet Airliner,wide body, which are developed by the Boeing Commercial Airlines. Although, it depends upon the variant but it can seat around 210 to 330 passengers. Boeing 787 is the most efficient air liner from Boeing so far. It is world’s first airliner which has been composed out of composite materials,which are light weight and hence fuel efficient. It was constructed by the collaboration of a number of big suppliers in aeronautical industry.
Background of Boeing 787
In the late 1990’s Boeing was planning to manufacture a replacement for 767 due to slackened sales. This happened due to rising sales of Airbus A330-2oo. This gave rise to great competition. This gave way to the invention of Boeing 787. This has achieved very high speeds. It burns the fuel at a very slow pace.
Design phase of Boeing 787
With new developments the design of this air liner was very up to date. The main feature of this air liner is that it is environmentally friendly. Thus, this was lately, given the name of Dreamliner.This air liner is based completely on Japanese technology. Various latest cutting edge techniques were used in the design phase of this airliner. This has got various sections and it added to the beauty of the air liner.
Ground testing and Flight testing
An important part of the manufacture of Boeing 787 is the certification from the Rolls- Royce Trent 1000. It also got approval from US and European regulators. Thus, various tests were organized and the Boeing 787 cleared all of them.The Boeing 787 went through a 9-month test program. It took a lot of time to present its main features. It passed all its tests in approximately 8.5 months. Thereby, it was declared extremely safe for travel and enjoys its journey.
Facilities : Boeing unveils 787 Dreamliner Grant Interior
Boeing, the test plane’s interior has 135 seats, several lavatories, and dual crew rests. “Passengers will be welcomed onto the 787 by sweeping arches, dynamic lighting, larger lavatories, more spacious luggage bins, and electronic window shades whose transparency they can change during flight,” the company said in a release.The inside facilities and services are comparable to five star hotels.So much care is given to the interior construction to make the journey a memorable experience.
Just glance through our gallery for getting some inside glimpses
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