The Significance and Advantages of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Aircraft

THE SIGNIFICANCE AND ADVANTAGES OF THE BOEING 787

The Significance and Advantages of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner Aircraft

Wayne Webster

Warren National University

FPPE490 - The Final Project

Dr . Magdy Girgis

December 2007

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HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " Abstract PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 5

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " The Significance of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 6

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " The Boeing Company PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 8

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " 1960s and 1970s Domination PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 10

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\l "_Toc3 " Operations research PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 13

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " Phantom Works PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 13

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " Achieving R D leadership PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 15

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " Prelude to the Dreamliner PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 19

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " The 787 Dreamliner PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 21

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " Three Variations PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 22

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " Competition : Lockheed PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 25

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 " Competition : McDonnell-Douglas PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 26

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " Competition : Airbus PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 28

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 " A Better Aircraft PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 31

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " The Largest Commercial Aircraft in the World PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 32

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " Boeing to Retake Title PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 36

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " The Advantages of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 37

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " Composite Structures PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 37

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " Wings . PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 37

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " Fuselage . PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 39 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " Passenger Perks PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 42

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 " Advanced epoxy and carbon fiber PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 44

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " Composite Challenges PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 48

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " Nose Section . PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 49

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " Engines . PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 51 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc7 " Rolls-Royce Trent PAGEREF _Toc7 \h 51

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc8 " General Electric GEnx PAGEREF _Toc8 \h 53

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc9 " Trickle-down Technology PAGEREF _Toc9 \h 55

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc0 " New Solutions PAGEREF _Toc0 \h 57

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc1 " The Result of the 787 Dreamliner PAGEREF _Toc1 \h 59

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " References PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 62

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc3 " Appendix A - 787-3 PAGEREF _Toc3 \h 69

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " Appendix B - 787-8 PAGEREF _Toc4 \h 70

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " Appendix C - 787-9 PAGEREF _Toc5 \h 71 List of Tables

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " Table 1 : B W Specifications 8

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc4 " Table 2 : Minuteman Missile Specifications 10

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc5 " Table 3 : 747 Specifications 11

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc2 " Table 4 : 787 Specifications PAGEREF _Toc2 \h 23

List of Figures

HYPERLINK \l "_Toc6 " Figure 1 : Composites on the Dreamliner PAGEREF _Toc6 \h 49

Abstract

The commercial airline industry has always cycyled between boom and bust . Many airlines , since deregulation and the 1960s , have declared bankruptcy , and other airlines have merged together to cut costs Aircraft fuel consumption and weight have a direct relationship with passenger ticket prices . Today , typical aircraft have been constructed with aluminum ever since the time that aircraft transformed from fabric to aluminum construction . The...