Boeing 787 Dreamliner First Flight Take Off

Posted on December 21, 2009
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On a cloudy rainy Seattle morning the fabulous Boeing 787 Dreamliner finally jumped into the air on its maiden flight. TheAutoChannel.com has the complete story with a bunch of video.

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25 Responses to “Boeing 787 Dreamliner First Flight Take Off”

  1. roller4312 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    Most passenger planes use composites(Airbus), just not the critical parts. One of the 787’s delays was due to wings/fuselage joint point problems. Me, I would wait for others to risk their lives while testing this plastic plane.

  2. AdonTerrie288 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    “OMG Miley Cyruss h@s a secks tape! JUST ReLeASeD WowMiley. c,o,m!~

  3. WJABeaver on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    the only down side is it wont get its ETOPS cert for at least a year after flying domestic routs in japan

  4. NickTheGuitarist1 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    they cant fit next to each other lol.

  5. lildrummerboy52 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    Is that the A380 flying next to it? haha

  6. prestwickpioneer on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    Love those T-33s get that airliner out of the way.

  7. eindawg on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    1) It’s not plastic
    2) I assume you’re basing this assertion on all the data from the countless passenger planes prior to this which have been composed of the same material….that would be zero….

  8. roller4312 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    a380 check
    a400 check
    a350 soon

  9. thejack544 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    to me it looks like the discontinued 757

  10. thejack544 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    787 check
    350 still not check

  11. roller4312 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    Plastic planes break real easy. Good luck.

  12. kappyberra on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    It’s amazing- the more an aircraft looks like a bird in flight the more efficient it is.

  13. pawelbrodnica on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    @neovannn

    I agree with you, I live in poland and it polish govarnamet makes wrong, buy aircraft from U.S.A

  14. eltrip50 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    Pretty plastic plane.

  15. tonythreeshoes on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    The 787 took so long to produce. Was this from the composite issues or the wireless point of view. I was in Singapore at their 1st airshow and 787 was the big deal. Then all I heard was delay delay and orders dropping You may not know People say it is a mock up of 777 and that is so not true.

  16. williankanehira on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    is it avaible on Flight Simulator X it will be very cool…

  17. neovannn on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    @fffdgf

    Well that’s not good.
    All the money that is given to Poland comes from countries such as France and Germany = NOT the U.S

    If Poland keeps buying goods from the U.S over goods from France and Germany, their economy will fade and it’s clear that Poland won’t get any “Free money” from the E.U

    Take a look at countries such as Spain and Ireland.
    They received a lot of money from the E.U too but the day it stopped, they did get in BIG trouble.
    That might happen to Poland too.

  18. tunkunrunk on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    this is a carefully take off , is there any differences between this plane and the B777 ?

  19. achtungdryja1981 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    Boeing for life.

  20. vatoencabronado on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    It may look similar, but is nothing like either of those aircraft.

  21. Sooksawaspakdee961 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    Better late than never.

  22. alRB211 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    My favorite aircraft is always the one they pay me to fly. I like both Airbus and Boeing as well as GE and Rolls Royce. However, I prefer the philosophy at Airbus and Rolls Royce which is to have a family of aircraft and a family of large turbofans. It makes good business sense.

  23. alRB211 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    Boeing and Airbus are both embracing composite technology. Fleet managers are concerned with operational dispatchability rates on aircraft. Airlines from around the world share information on aircraft operational issues. It’s not uncommon for airlines to have dispatchability rates above 99% for both types. Of course, many factors can affect this. Many people are concerned with the “who’s best” question. The fact is both are world class products in a market that’s big enough for both.

  24. TheJohancha86 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    very overrated. just similar to a 777 or the airbus A350.
    airbus A380 took my notice.
    this is just a greasy hamburger.

  25. WiiRocks66 on December 21st, 2009 2:25 pm

    @alRB211 You’re a pilot? That’s awesome! I want to be one. As a pilot, what is your favorite plane to fly? And do you prefer Airbus or Boeing?