Featured comment by milesharrison:
"Nearest suitable airport. It will be ETOPS as 3hrs is useless to this aircraft. I guess the last month or so of testing has been a lot of ETOPS provin..." More »
Boeing conducted a successful test flight of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner with its new upgraded battery system today. With this test, it's completed the required schedule of tests required for FAA certification. The plane is on fire — and in the good way! Read More >>
Yesterday, Boeing detailed its solution for the 787 Dreamliner's battery problems. It involves improving the battery itself; fixing the charging system and adding another layer of protection with an added enclosure. Boeing is still committed to lithium-ion batteries and this solution will allow Boeing to continue to use them in the 787. Read More >>
Featured comment by milesharrison:
"Well basically they are trying to defuse a bomb that has been installed in 50 aircraft. I guess that's kind of interesting?" More »
No one wants to be on a plane with batteries that are liable to explode, and since Boeing grounded its 787 Dreamliners after such an incident, no one has had to be. Except for the test crew that took one into the yesterday. But don't worry, it all turned out just fine. Read More >>
Featured comment by flyboymike:
"The sobering fact is that for an uncontrollable fire on an aircraft you have approximately 14 minutes to get it on the ground. After that its pretty m..." More »
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner just can't catch a break. After all of the planes were grounded following some seriously troubling melting batteries, the US's Federal Aviation Authority has been taking a look into what exactly went wrong. They'll take their time though; it could be years before the birds are back in the sky. Read More >>
Featured comment by milesharrison:
"I think it's unlikely they will ever try to recreate a fire on board an aircraft in flight. Fire is the single most dangerous situation an aircraft ca..." More »
All the 787 Dreamliners—Boeing's most advanced passenger aeroplane ever—have been grounded because of what you can see above: a melting battery made by the Japanese company GS Yuasa Corp, integrated in the aeroplane at Boeing Everett Factory, in Everett, Washington. Looks pretty bad to me. Read More >>
Featured comment by mysticusa:
"You are extremely naive!
P1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LYcpVtaDD0
P2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkO9bY---i0
Simple things can bring do..." More »
All of the operational Boeing 787 Dreamliners in the world (50) are now sitting on runways being prodded by men with clipboards, after a series of safety niggles caused worries for air authorities and triggered a global grounding. Read More >>
Featured comment by Spazturtle:
"If you mis-charge a Li-ion or Li-poly battery then it will catch fire or explode, so there could be something wrong with the charging circuit.
It's..." More »
It's a terrifying thought that cyber crims could hack into a plane and take control. A new backdoor into one of the chips used in "flight-critical" applications in some planes, as well military toys, has been found that could potentially allow just that. Read More >>
Featured comment by PrinterElf:
"Greatly appreciated! :-)
Used to be designing and testing autopilots, now more software management, so feels a little less like engineering and mor..." More »
What you're looking at is the real-time geographic tracking information of flight ZA236 as it was coming back to its home base in Washington state. It flew across the entire United States, drawing this gigantic Boeing logo. Read More >>
Featured comment by emmanuel.makris:
"Based on some comments on the linked site (which could very well be false), they were supposed to run that distance as part of a fly test. They were ..." More »
If you've always longed for your own private jumbo jet, well, keep dreaming. But at least Boeing now offers your the chance to design your own hypothetical colour scheme, just in case you ever find yourself in a position to buy one. Read More >>
Flight Global's Jon Ostrower has flown in the Boeing 787 Dreamliner a few times already. He just posted a video along with a detailed account of his experience inside ANA's newest toy. It seems like a great experience, as promised: Read More >>
Featured comment by John Cameron:
"hey udimion, air is completely re-circulated every 5-10 minutes, and any re-circulated air is passed though HEPA filters to keep the air free of parti..." More »
The extensive use of composite materials makes the Boeing 787 one of the most advanced commercial aircraft ever built. And while it's already been approved for flight, safety officials are concerned about the long term viability of those materials, which are now being used in the aircraft's wings and fuselage. Read More >>
Featured comment by Weasle10:
"I'm afraid I have to agree with John. I'm a non distructive test engineer working on fast jet aircraft. We have regular occurrences of damage, either ..." More »
Boeing's latest and greatest, the £120 million 787 Dreamliner, is expected to change long-haul air travel just as much as the 707 and A380 Airbus models that preceded it. Here are just a few of the new systems and conveniences on board. Read More >>
Featured comment by John Cameron:
"haha, cant reply to your last comment, but yeh, im about half way though my aircraft engineering course, so not quite hands on yet, but when it comes ..." More »
Boeing's first 787 Dreamliner made its first commercial flight today. After years of delays the future of aviation has arrived. And accordingtoreviews, it was a totally pleasant flight. Even if the 787 can't totally fix flying, it might make it a whole lot better. Read More >>