SEATTLE DREAMING : BOEING HAS SET ITSELF SOME HEFTY CHALLENGES TO LAUNCHING ITS PROPOSED 7E7 DREAMLINER, ITS FIRST ALL-NEW PROGRAM IN 13 YEARS

According to analysts, if the Boeing 7E7 Dreamliner is going to be successful in the aircraft market, the company will need to offer some new technologies, assemble a team to effectively build the aircraft, execute the project in a timely fashion, successfully compete against a proven competitor, and verify that the demand for a plane such as the 7E7 is greater than industry forecasts. While the 7E7 will come with new high-bypass-ratio engines, its biggest feature will be its all-composite structure that includes the entire wing and fuselage, a first ever for commercial airplanes. Carbon-fiber composites are slated for use on the 7E7's fuselage, resulting in a savings in weight and a resistance to fatigue and corrosion, but bringing the potential for damage-related concerns regarding the fuselage. Other issues related to the 7E7 are also discussed, such as the number of engine types on the plan, development costs and the size of the dedicated workforce, having a design that balances the size of the planes' major components with weight, cost, and travel distance, as well as the 7E7's potential market size.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Page range: pp 26-28, 31
• Corporate Authors:

  Penton Media

  1300 E 9th Street
  Cleveland, OH  United States  44114-1503
• Authors:
  • Sweetman, B
• Publication Date: 2003-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • ATW: Air Transport World
  • Volume: 40
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Penton Media
  • ISSN: 0002-2543

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aircraft; Carbon fibers; Competition; Costs; Suppliers
• Identifier Terms: Boeing 787 aircraft; Boeing Company
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00968828
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 3 2004 12:00AM