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- Dec 15, 200990% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Makes Its Maiden Flight
- Boeing conducted the 787-8 maiden flight from Paine Field in Everett on 15 December 2009 at 10:27 am PST, landing three hours later at Boeing Field.[1]
- The flight reached a top speed of 180 knots and a maximum altitude of 13,200 feet.[1]
- Boeing had planned the first flight by the end of August 2007 and premiered the aircraft, registered N787BA, at a rollout on 8 July 2007 with its major systems not yet installed.[1]
- Five announced delays followed, including incorrect fastener installation and a machinists’ strike; on 23 June 2009 the flight was postponed again for structural reasons.[1]
- Type certification came in August 2011 and the first 787-8 entered service with All Nippon Airways in October 2011.[1]
Notable features
- The 787 was the first production airliner built with a fuselage of one-piece composite barrel sections instead of fastened aluminium sheet.[1]
- Its structure is 80% composite by volume; by weight Boeing lists 50% composite, 20% aluminium, 15% titanium, 10% steel and 5% other materials.[1]
- It is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 or General Electric GEnx engines, and Boeing stated it would be about 20% more fuel-efficient than the 767.[1]
- A bleedless electrical architecture replaces bleed air with electrically powered compressors and four of six hydraulic power sources with electric pumps; Boeing says it extracts 35% less power from the engines.[1]
- The cabin windows measure 10.7 by 18.4 in (27 by 47 cm) and use electrochromic smart glass with five levels of dimming instead of plastic shades; the aircraft cruises at Mach 0.85.[1]
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- [1]90%en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamlineren.wikipedia.org· Posted Sep 21, 2026· Starts Dec 15, 2009 ✓· 50% of score
Happened as dated, per en.wikipedia.org: "On December 15, 2009, Boeing conducted the 787-8 maiden flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, at 10:27 am PST."
- [2]75%12 Years Ago the Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its debutaerotime.aero· Added Sep 21, 2026· 50% of score
Confirms the 15 December 2009 three-hour first flight and names the crew, 787 chief pilot Mike Carriker and Captain Randy Neville, whom the source[1] article does not.
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