NYC777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 5214 posts, RR: 49 Reply 1, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 6940 times:
Interesting comments:
To date, 28 airlines have logged 403 orders and commitments
It was 423 but now it looks like they're not counting (I presume) Primaris' non-order order. Can anyone confirm this?
BTW the 787 is no longer a paper airplane as some members on this forum like to think of the 787.
Jetjack74 From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 7338 posts, RR: 52 Reply 2, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 6855 times:
Took this yesterday at BFI, across from the MOF. A composite display of the 787 fuselage tube. Give you an idea of what the 787 will look like.
NYC777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 5214 posts, RR: 49 Reply 3, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 6810 times:
Yeah I think that was one of the eight test sections that was produced.
AirMailer From United States of America, joined May 2006, 413 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 4 days 10 hours ago) and read 6741 times:
NAGOYA, Japan, June 30, 2006 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and its partner Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) today celebrate the start of major assembly for the first 787 Dreamliner. FHI began to assemble the center wing section at its new factory in Handa, Japan, near Nagoya.
"When I look at this piece of structure coming together I know that we are seeing the future of our industry," said Mike Bair, vice president and general manager of the 787 program for Boeing. "We have introduced new materials, new processes, new tools and a new way of working together that is ushering in a new era in commercial aviation."
When it is completed, it will be flown from Japan to Charleston, S.C., where Global Aeronautica will integrate it with other 787 structures before sending it on to Everett, Wash.
Norihisa Matsuo, corporate executive vice president and president of FHI's Aerospace Company, said, "FHI has received extraordinary support from Boeing and other global partners. The start of major assembly is really the result of the effort of the entire team. We are very proud of achieving major assembly start of 787 programs as a milestone as scheduled today."
Scott Strode, vice president of Airplane Development and Production on the 787 program, said, "We at Boeing are so proud to share this day with FHI -- a longtime, valuable partner. You understand our vision and share our commitment to excellence."
Web From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 424 posts, RR: 0 Reply 10, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 4316 times:
So does this mean that the oversized 747s (747-400LCF) have been built? Or is transportation between factories provided by normal-sized aircraft for the time being?
NYC777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 5214 posts, RR: 49 Reply 11, posted (6 years 11 months 3 weeks 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 4156 times:
Quoting Web (Reply 10): So does this mean that the oversized 747s (747-400LCF) have been built? Or is transportation between factories provided by normal-sized aircraft for the time being?
The LCF will be flying in the nest month to 2 months. They won't need it until the 1st quarter of next year when the large pieces of fuselage and wings need to be transported to SC and Everett. Till then they are slowly manufacturing the production partsand putting them together in the local assembly site like Nagoya. They have built all the production facilities and need to install more of the tooling but that's coming on line down the road. There will be a huge change 6 months from now.
DAYflyer From United States of America, joined Sep 2004, 3807 posts, RR: 4 Reply 12, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 3850 times:
Great tp see this milestone achieved. Cant wait to fly on one!
Ikramerica From United States of America, joined May 2005, 21041 posts, RR: 60 Reply 13, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 3815 times:
Quoting NYC777 (Reply 1): BTW the 787 is no longer a paper airplane as some members on this forum like to think of the 787.
Now all some can wish for is that it becomes a huge paper weight, instead.
Of all the things to worry about... the Wookie has no pants.
Leelaw From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 13 hours ago) and read 3776 times:
See also: 787 In Progress - Pics (by Sq212 Jun 27 2006 in Civil Aviation), a lot of excellent articles and picture galleries linked throughout this thread.
BA777-236 From Canada, joined Oct 2001, 673 posts, RR: 5 Reply 15, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 3524 times:
Curious..
When will this first aircraft be ready for flying? I assume (since it's the first one) that it will take several months, but is it possible that it will be complete before the year is done?
I like British Airways! I'm not sure why, but I do! ;-)
VirginFlyer From New Zealand, joined Sep 2000, 4502 posts, RR: 49 Reply 16, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 3379 times:
Quoting BA777-236 (Reply 15): When will this first aircraft be ready for flying? I assume (since it's the first one) that it will take several months, but is it possible that it will be complete before the year is done?
MCIGuy From United States of America, joined Mar 2006, 1936 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (6 years 11 months 2 weeks 5 days ago) and read 3356 times:
Quoting BA777-236 (Reply 15): When will this first aircraft be ready for flying? I assume (since it's the first one) that it will take several months, but is it possible that it will be complete before the year is done?
Not really. The first large pieces aren't scheduled into Seattle till early next year. I would expect rollout about this time next year, maybe a little earlier.
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