Boeing 787 Dreamliner flys for the first time

Around 10:30 pacific time this morning, the Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' took off for the first time from Everett Washington, and was slated to land a little under 4 hours later near Seattle.

Apparently the scene brought in around 25 000 people to watch the commercial jumbo-jet take off. It landed in Boeing's Seattle tarmac without a problem.

There are already roughly 840 jets on order, the first of which should be delivered to Japan's All Nippon Airways next year.

The 787 brings new design with lightweight composite materials making up nearly half of the aircraft, while traditional aircraft usually are made of aluminum and titanium. Boeing says this design should use 20 percent less fuel, and reduce emissions.

Source: msnbc.msn.com
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