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Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is scheduled for service in 2009, and this comprehensive, exciting, informative book takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes look at the first all-new aeroplane developed by Boeing for decades. Closely detailing the design and building, the drama behind the launch, key company pl
Boeing's 787 Dreamliner is scheduled for service in 2009, and this comprehensive, exciting, informative book takes the reader on a behind-the-scenes look at the first all-new aeroplane developed by Boeing for decades. Closely detailing the design and building, the drama behind the launch, key company players, critical decisions about new lightweight materials - the fuselage is 50 percent composite, 20 percent aluminium, 15 percent titanium, 10 percent steel - and a host of other ground-breaking technological advances. The Dreamliner will have 35 tonnes of carbon-fibre plastic, can cruise at Mach 0.85 (905 kph, or 561 mph) for 8, 500 Nautical miles (or from New York to Taipei); the cabin has increased pressure, electrochromism 'auto-dimming' windows, and LED lighting to increase comfort, whilst the cabin itself is 15 inches larger than the Airbus A 380; cockpit controls are based on the Lockheed Martin Orion spaceship, with a yoke instead of a side stick, and all air is filterd through High Efficient Particulates to remove bacteria and ozone.
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