Boeing’s Dreamliner Still on the Ground

Boeing unveiled the 787 Dreamliner in July, “the world’s first mostly composite commercial airplane” expected to burn 20% less fuel than comparable aircrafts. It will fly faster, farther, quieter and more efficiently than any other medium-sized jet, when it flies that is.
The “environmentally progressive” aircraft uses advanced composite design with lighter carbon-fiber materials. The wings, tail, nose and flight deck have been engineered for maximum aerodynamic streamlining. Less weight, less resistance, less fuel, less emissions. And less than on time.
CNN reported yesterday that the Dreamliner:
…will be at least six months late. Acknowledging that early problems assembling the first 787s have …read more