Boeing 787 Dreamliner
| 787-8 | 787-9 stretch | 787-3 short range | |
| Seating | 210 to 250 passengers | 250 to 290 passengers | 290 to 330 passengers One-class seating |
| Configuration | Twin aisle | ||
| Cabin width | 18 feet, 10 inches 226 inches (574 centimeters) | ||
| Wing Span | 197 feet (60 meters) | 170 feet | |
| Length | 186 feet (57 meters) | 206 feet (63 meters) | 186 feet (57 meters) |
| Height | 56 feet (17 meters) | ||
| Range |
7,650 to 8,200 nautical miles (14,200 to 15,200 kilometers) | 8,000 to 8,500 nautical miles (14,800 to 15,750 kilometers) | 2,500 to 3,050 nautical miles |
| Speed | Mach 0.85 (about the same as a 777 and 747) | ||
| Service Ceiling: | .. | ||
| Powerplant: |
General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 | ||
| Total Cargo Volume | 4,400 cubic feet | 5,400 cubic feet | .. |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight | 502,500 pounds (227,930 kilograms) | 545,000 pounds (247,208 kilograms) | .. |
| Program milestones |
Authority to offer late 2003 Program launch April 2004 Assembly start 2006 First flight December 2009 | ||
| Entry into Service: Initial Estimate | 2008 | 2010 | 2010 |
| Entry into Service: Current Estimate | 2011 | 2014 | 2015? |
| Price in millions | $157 to $167 | $189 to $200 | $146 to $151.3 |
Comparisons | |||
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| 787 vs. 777 (by weight) |
787 - 50 percent composites - 20 percent aluminum 777 - 12 percent composites - 50 percent aluminum | ||
| Material breakout on 787 |
Composites - 50% Aluminum - 20% Titanium - 15% Steel - 10% Other - 5% | ||
| Holes drilled into fuselage during assembly |
787 - fewer than 10,000 747 - 1 million holes | ||
| More fuel efficient | 20 percent more fuel efficient than similarly sized airplanes | ||
| Produces fewer emissions | 20 percent fewer than similarly sized airplanes | ||
| Better cash seat mile costs than peer airplanes | 10 percent | ||
| Generators |
Four at 250 kVA (two per engine) Two at 225 kVA (on auxiliary power unit) | ||
| Hydraulic power |
Distributed at: 5,000 pounds per square inch on the 787 3,000 pounds per square inch standard | ||
| Advantage of the new electric architecture | Extracts as much as 35 percent less power from the engines than traditional pneumatic systems on today's airplanes | ||
| Amount of copper wiring eliminated | 60 miles | ||
| Design time on computers | 800,000h of computing time on Cray supercomputers | ||
| Hours of wind tunnel tests | 15,000 hours of wind tunnel tests | ||
| Size of 787 factory |
Approximately 380,000 square feet (380 feet across, 1,000 feet long) | ||
| Days the 787 will be in final assembly | The goal is three days | ||
| Anticipated maintenance savings | 30 percent | ||
| US and non-US content on the 787 |
Roughly 70 percent US Roughly 30 percent non-US | ||
| The number of new city pairs the 787 will connect | At least 450 | ||
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