AAE 251 Vehicle of the Week:

Boeing 787 Dreamliner

TEAM PM13

Overview

Configuration Features
Use/Mission
Flight Performance
Significant Achievements
Innovative Technologies
Lessons Learned

Configuration

Configuration cont.

Vertical Wing Location:

Mid Wing (Low

Mounted)

Dihedral Angle:

Dihedral

Tail Arrangement:

Conventional

Wing Planform:

Swept, approx. 32.2

Cruise Speed:

Mach 0.85

Range:

8-8,500 miles (14,80015,700 km)

Maximum Take-off
Weight:

480,000 lbs.

Maximum Passengers:

330 people

Use/Mission of Vehicle

787-8 Dreamliner is abig commercial

aircraft. Boeing wants to use it to replace
the 767-200ER and 767-300ER.
Also wants to expand into non-stop markets
where larger planes would not be
economically viable.
The 787-8 was the first of the Dreamliner
series to enter commercial service.
Through October 24, 459 787-8s have been
ordered, and 197 of those have been
delivered.
Flown over 100,000 revenue and over 20
million passengers.

Boeing 787 Orders and Deliveries (cumulative, by year):

Use/Mission of Vehicle cont.

Boeings mission with the 787-8 Dreamliner

was to enhance passenger experience:

designed to make hours in flight more

pleasant for passengers
cheaper to fly for owners fighting for profit
with the rise of low cost carriers
windows that are 30% bigger, that can be
dimmed electronically
seat-to-seat email
bathrooms equipped with bidets
bigger touch screen entertainment panels

Flight Performance

Dreamliner uses GEnx engines, which

are capable of producing 69,800 lb of
thrust
Turbofan engine with an bypass ratio of
9
Cruises at .85M
Noise canceling nacelles create a noise
footprint 60% smaller than similarly sized
aircraft

Significant Achievements

Range of 8,300 nautical miles

(15,372 kilometers) is enough to
make a non stop commercial
flight from New York City to Hong
Kong while being at least 20%
more fuel efficient than similarly
sized aircraft
No bleed air system allows for a
more efficient, and lighter aircraft
with lower maintenance costs

Composite Materials

50% is formed of carbon

fiber-enforced polymers
Great manufacturing
efficiency
Greater fuel efficiency
Greater use by airline
industry

Elimination of Bleed Air

Bleed Air normally used for useful flight tasks

Those tasks are now handled by electrically
driven compressors
Decreases weight of plane
Increases fuel economy of engines
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Lessons Learned

Composite shell

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Better cabin
conditions
Higher humidity
Resulted in
improvements in
other aircraft(777)

Lessons Learned cont.

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Battery Design
2 incidents resulting in
fire
Lithium aerospace
battery improvements

Lessons Learned cont.

Supply chain issues

Outsourcing
Multiple tiers
of supply
Faulty power
panel integration
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Summary

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Configuration Features
Use/Mission
Flight Performance
Significant Achievements
Innovative Technologies
Lessons Learned

Sources

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http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2014/05/20/air-canada-premieres-its-first-boeing-787-8/
http://modernairliners.com/Boeing787_files/image342.gif
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http://leehamnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/787-v-767-v-a330.jpg

Questions?

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