Boeing 787

Hey everyone, here is my first practical blog post on the upcoming Boeing aircraft, the Boeing 787:

Originally slated to have its first flight in Mid-2007 and enter commercial service in Mid-2008, the Boeing 787 is The Boeing Company's newest airliner in a long, proud line of some of the best jetliners ever built. Due to delays and technical problems (like Airbus had with its A380s), the 787 is expected to first fly in Quarter 4 of 2008, and enter service in late 2009 with Japan's All Nippon Airways. The plane was rolled-out on July 8, 2008, at the Everett Boeing plant in Washington, by which it had already accumulated a fast-growing 677 orders, making it the fastest-selling wide-body jetliner in history. There are 5 variants: The popular 787-8 (FF 2008, EIS 2009), 787-3 (FF 2008, EIS 2009), 787-9 (FF 2008, EIS Late 2009), and the 787-10 (FF 2009, EIS 2010).

The 787 will introduce brand-new, jaw-dropping features that no plane has had before. Window shades are GONE, folks. You hit a little button under the now-19-inch-long window (twice as big as conventional windows) and it'll black itself out. If Abhi makes a comment on this post, he'll probably tell you the car that does the same thing, I forgot which one it was (it's some Ferrari). All cabin lights are now LEDs, which Boeing offers in thousands of different color combinations. They'll change their colors to help your bodies adapt to the time-zone changes, thereby reducing jetlag. Two lavatories can now be joined together to help a disabled person on a wheelchair easily "wheel-in" to the bathroom. New wing and engine designs allow the plane to reduce turbulence, similar to the system used on the $1.5-$2.0 billion B-2 Bomber (The max cost of the 787 will be around $200 million (9.4 billion Indian rupees)). Most importantly, the plane is made of full composite materials, making it more streamlined and hundreds of thousands of pounds lighter than todays jetliners.

The 787-8 can fly from 8000-10000 miles, easily putting an LA-Thailand or New York-Tokyo leg well within reach. The 787-9 will sacrifice range for length, flying 7000-9000 miles with about 100 more passengers, and the 787-10 will fly 5500-6500 miles with about 400 passengers. A domestic 787-3 will debut with a 250+ capacity.

You can see which airlines ordered the 787 here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boeing_787_orders

Enjoy! Thanks to Wikipedia, a one-stop shop for all possible information. One of my friends told me that.