New Boeing 787 Dreamliner completes First Flight

By Assam News on December 16, 2009 at 12:10 am

On December 15, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner successfully completed it’s first flight. The newest member of the Boeing family of commercial jetliners took off from Paine Field in Everett, Washington at 10:27 a.m. local time. After approximately three hours, it landed at 1:33 p.m. at Seattle’s Boeing Field. The flight marks the beginning of a flight test program that will see six airplanes flying nearly around the clock and around the globe, with the airplane’s first delivery scheduled for fourth quarter 2010.

After takeoff from Everett, the airplane followed a route over the east end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Capts. Then 787 Chief Pilot Mike Carriker and Capt. Randy Neville took the airplane to an altitude of 15,000 feet (4,572 meters) and an air speed of 180 knots, or about 207 miles (333 kilometers) per hour, customary on a first flight.

"Today is truly a proud and historic day for the global team who has worked tirelessly to design and build the 787 Dreamliner - the first all-new jet airplane of the 21st century," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. "We look forward to the upcoming flight test program and soon bringing groundbreaking levels of efficiency, technology and passenger comfort to airlines and the flying public."

Powered by two Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines, the first Boeing 787 will be joined in the flight test program in the coming weeks and months by five other 787s, including two that will be powered by General Electric GEnx engines. The 787 Dreamliner will offer passengers a better flying experience and provide airline operators greater efficiency to better serve the point-to-point routes and additional frequencies passengers prefer. The technologically-advanced 787 will use 20 percent less fuel than today’s airplanes of comparable size, provide airlines with up to 45 percent more cargo revenue capacity and present passengers with innovations that include a new interior environment with cleaner air, larger windows, more stowage space, improved lighting and other passenger-preferred conveniences. Fifty-five customers around the world have ordered 840 Boeing 787s, making it the fastest-selling new commercial jetliner in history.

Category: Business | Tags: Airlines, Aviation, Boeing 787 Dreamliner, Business, News, Transportation

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