787 first flight this afternoon...

Powered by the Rolls-Royce, Trent 1000 engine:


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http://www.rolls-royce.com/civil/products/largeaircraft/trent_1000/
 
I can't wait until the first composite skin on this takes a knock in service and people see how long it takes to check it's safe compared to an aluminium aircraft.
 
We have a new bus delivered on a monday by the following monday the dent and buckle chart looks like a game of pin the tail on the donkey.

I do not envy the engineers working these on the line.

When the ground monkeys ram the fuse with a set of steps you can evaluate the damage in minutes, this will be a much more interesting time scale :D
 
Well if you want to fly on a 747 you're looking pretty much at long haul flights only, and even now out of Europe i'm seeing more and more use of the B777 with the major carriers.
BA, Cathay, JAL, KLM, Lufthansa still use them mainly out of Heathrow, but i think a lot of the other carriers like Emirates, Quantas have switched to A380's and B777's
 
For those of us not in the know, where does this fit in the line up? is it bigger than a 747? is it competing against the a380?

Or has it got other selling points.
 
Nice thread revival! :)

Doesn't have the same pretty colours as the original.

AcidHell2 said:
For those of us not in the know, where does this fit in the line up? is it bigger than a 747? is it competing against the a380?

Or has it got other selling points.
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Reading up higher in the thread it looks like it is not going for size like the Airbus, but trying to be the most efficient passenger jet out there.
 
AcidHell2 said:
For those of us not in the know, where does this fit in the line up? is it bigger than a 747? is it competing against the a380?

Or has it got other selling points.
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because of it's long range capabilities as well as it's fuel efficiency, the 787 is capable of replacing 737s, 757s and 767s, dependent on model and configuration.

obviously, the role it'll be used in depends on the airlines themselves.

Captain_Slick said:
I'm more interested in the A350 tbh, since that's effectively going to replace everything from A330-200 to A340-600 in three models. It's a much more ambitious project.
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i don't think the A350's such a big threat to Boeing. the A350 will be late to the party like the A380 was - the 787's getting all the orders, and when the A350 arrives the (predicted) 8% increase in efficiency will not be enough to tempt airlines to replace their brand new $170 million dollar aircraft.
 
AcidHell2 said:
For those of us not in the know, where does this fit in the line up? is it bigger than a 747? is it competing against the a380?

Or has it got other selling points.
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It's not a replacement as such, but uses newer technologies and is engineered from (arguably) better materials which is great for the current obsession with producing far more 'green' aircraft.

It's designed for both the high density short haul routes as well as the long/mid haul routes, one could say it's a 757/767 replacement.

It is however a direct competitor to the a350.
 
Did anyone else notice how quick it stopped? Is that normal? Do they just take longer to slow down normally for passenger comfort?
 
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