SNATH From United States, joined Mar 2004, 2788 posts, RR: 37 Posted (4 years 10 months 5 days 10 hours ago) and read 4186 times:
Does anyone know whether Boeing is going to offer B777-style crew rest areas, located over the overhead bins, with the B787? I know that the B787 is narrower than the B777. But, given that its shape is ovoid, the area over the overhead bins might have similar height to that of the B777. Given that the 787-8 and -9 are design with long-range in mind, I was wondering what Boeing is going to do crew-rest-wise.
If anyone has heard anything please share.
Thanks,
Tony
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SNATH From United States, joined Mar 2004, 2788 posts, RR: 37 Reply 5, posted (4 years 10 months 5 days 7 hours ago) and read 3949 times:
N328KF,
Very funny.
But, it doesn't change the fact that the B787 will not be totally round but ovoid. Unless Boeing has very recently done a u-turn (which I very much doubt, as the test section is indeed ovoid and not circular).
Tony
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SNATH From United States, joined Mar 2004, 2788 posts, RR: 37 Reply 7, posted (4 years 10 months 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 3874 times:
N328KF,
Ovoid in the horizontal dimension wouldn't make sense. the cargo hold would be too short.
Most planes that are not round are ovoid in the vertical dimension.
Tony
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Zvezda From Lithuania, joined Aug 2004, 10189 posts, RR: 71 Reply 8, posted (4 years 10 months 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 3813 times:
The interior cabin width of the B787 is only 14 inches narrower than than of the B777. The vertical difference will be less than 14 to the extent that the former is ovoid. So, I expect there will be enough space overhead for crew rest areas, but that's just speculation.
By the way, does anyone know the difference between the width and height of the B787 fuselage?
SNATH From United States, joined Mar 2004, 2788 posts, RR: 37 Reply 9, posted (4 years 10 months 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 3767 times:
Zvezda,
to the extent that the former is ovoid.
At least someone agrees with me!
So, I expect there will be enough space overhead for crew rest areas, but that's just speculation.
I've been thinking the same. The B777 crew rest areas seem to be quite popular with the operators that ordered B777s since they were first offered. So it would make sense for Boeing to also offer them for the B787 too.
does anyone know the difference between the width and height of the B787 fuselage?
Unfortunately, Boeing's WWW site doesn't have this info.
Tony
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