V-Flyer

It seems that Boeing are bringing the Dreamliner test aeroplane over for Farnborough.

News here and here..

Looks like it will be on static display only on Monday and Tuesday and not for the public days. It will be flying in early on Sunday (18th).

FM

P.S. This link suggests a landing time of 9am

It has also been mentioned on some websites that the 747-8F may make an appearance too.

I've uploaded some photo's of its arrival. I'm sure there's a clever way to link to an album but can't work it out at the moment.

FM

So thats what i heard flying over this morning!

Reports suggest the dreamliner will be put back again until at least early 2011 when ANA get the first ones.

cheers

alex

FamilyMan wrote:I've uploaded some photo's of its arrival. I'm sure there's a clever way to link to an album but can't work it out at the moment.

Great pictures

It's a beautiful aeroplane.

Its arrival and Farnborough generally prompted the headline on Virgin Media news...

"Air show to feature flying displays"

Well I never. Whatever next?

Paul

FamilyMan wrote:I've uploaded some photo's of its arrival. I'm sure there's a clever way to link to an album but can't work it out at the moment.

FM

Thanks for those, as Bill says, great pictures - it's certainly a modern looking plane but in the 787-7 (???) version a bit stumpy, like a B762. The longer version will be prettier methinks!

VS have ordered the -9 variant. This is longer than the -8 variant at Farnborough.

someones got the check book out and Boing and Airbs are going to be very happy !

BBC Farnborough plane orders revealed

though think of the miles if they got the credit cards out ...

Hmm not too sure i like the look of it! But then again i didnt really like the look of the A380 much when it 1st came out but its grown on me!

I was reading somewhere that this dreamliner will enable lower air pressure in the cabin - which will lessen jetlag. Is that right, does that have a part to play in jetlag, I always assumed it was a combination of time zones and dehydration. But cabin pressure too - who knew? Not me, that's for sure

Other way round - they have a higher, more normal, cabin pressure.
Probably the greater difference is a higher humidity.

The theory is that jetlag is partly caused by difference from norm.

But most believe it is due to timezones... so Boeing sales pitch.