| Boeing 787 Dreamliner Completes First Flight ! |
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All-new Boeing Airplane Touches Down Safely After 3-Hour Mission SEATTLE, Dec. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner took to the sky for the first time today, ushering a new era in air travel as it departed before an estimated crowd of more than 12,000 employees and guests from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. 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.
The newest member of the Boeing family of commercial jetliners took off from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. at 10:27 a.m. local time. After approximately three hours, it landed at 1:33 p.m. at Seattle's Boeing Field. 787 Chief Pilot Mike Carriker and Capt. Randy Neville tested some of the airplane's systems and structures, as on-board equipment recorded and transmitted real-time data to a flight-test team at Boeing Field. After takeoff from Everett, the airplane followed a route over the east end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Capts. Carriker and Neville took the airplane to an altitude of 13,200 feet (4,023 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 787s, making the 787 Dreamliner the fastest-selling new commercial jetliner in history.
![]() Photo by Boeing Photo ![]() Photo by Boeing Photo The newest member of the Boeing family of commercial jetliners, shown here landing at Seattle's Boeing Field, flew for approximately three hours, landing at 1:33 p.m. local time. ![]() Photo by Boeing Photo ![]() Photo by Boeing Photo Newest Boeing airplane takes off for three-hour mission Today’s 3-hour, 6-minute flight was the first of a rigorous test program through 2010, culminating in first delivery in the fourth quarter. After takeoff from Everett, the airplane followed a route over the east end of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and back to Boeing Field in Seattle, its home for the rest of its flight-test period. Boeing 787 Dreamliner Completes First Flight![]() Photo by Boeing Photo 787 Chief Pilot Mike Carriker, who with Capt. Randy Neville flew the Boeing 787 Dreamliner today on its first flight. Carriker and Neville tested some of the airplane's systems and structures, as on-board equipment recorded and transmitted real-time data to a flight-test team at 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.
Photo by Boeing Photo 787 Capt. Randy Neville, who today with 787 Chief Pilot Mike Carriker flew the Boeing (NYSE: BA) 787 Dreamliner today on its first flight. Carriker and Neville tested some of the airplane's systems and structures, as on-board equipment recorded and transmitted real-time data to a flight-test team at 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.
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