Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Video: Boeing's Dreamliner - Maiden Flight


At 10.27am, local time, the new plane gracefully took off from Paine Field near Boeing's giant factory at Everett and climbed into grey Washington skies. The flight lasted about three hours and pilots took the plane to 15,000ft and about 180 knots (333km/h) as they performed a number of basic system tests before conducting an unexpected instrument landing. For more, click here

Seating: 250 to 290 passengers
Range: 8,000 to 8,500 nautical miles (14,800 to 15,750 km)
Configuration: Twin aisle
Wing Span: 208 feet (63 meters)
Length: 206 feet (63 meters)
Height: 56 feet (17 meters)
Cruise Speed: Mach 0.85

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