Boeing 787 Dreamliner first flight coming up at 1PM EST

[NFS4]

WOOT for Boeing!!! It will be broadcast live here:

http://787firstflight.newairplane.com/ffindex.html

Background on the 787:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787

 

[ElFenix]

if the wings snap off and carbon fiber goes everywhere will boeing immediately shut down?

 

[Gibsons]

if the wings snap off and carbon fiber goes everywhere will boeing immediately shut down?

Maybe not, but I wouldn't want to be holding a lot of Boeing stock if it happened.

 

[Crusty]

It's about time!

 

[rudder]

I hope there is no treadmill involved because I am still not convinced.

 

[dfuze]

Only a couple years late...

 

[Blackjack200]

if the wings snap off and carbon fiber goes everywhere will boeing immediately shut down?

Didn't they do some kind of stress test where they flexed the wings until the tips were touching over the fuselage? Maybe I'm thinking of something else.

 

[bignateyk]

if the wings snap off and carbon fiber goes everywhere will boeing immediately shut down?

Whats bad about carbon fiber going everywhere?

 

[ravana]

I came here to ATOT looking to start a new thread...alas i found this one

So, after reading about all the weather reports on a.net, people seem to be kinda doubtful.

Any Seattle area ATOTers care to chime in with their thoughts?

 

[The-Noid]

Carbon Fiber is much stronger than aluminum or steel. I have no reason to believe that plane is not sound. Most of the delays have been supplier related.

 

[ElFenix]

Carbon Fiber is much stronger than aluminum or steel. I have no reason to believe that the plane is sound. Most of the delays have been supplier related.

well i hope you're not a boeing engineer

 

[Crusty]

well i hope you're not a boeing engineer

 

[techs]

I hope there is no treadmill involved because I am still not convinced.

this

 

[Jeff7]

Carbon Fiber is much stronger than aluminum or steel.* I have no reason to believe that plane is not sound. Most of the delays have been supplier related.

* - on a per-weight basis.

 

[Hyperlite]

well if i'm not mistaken, we're 10 minutes past when the webcast was supposed to start, and i don't see anything yet...

edit: activity!

 

[hiromizu]

THat's and bit peice of carbon

 

[Brainonska511]

Carbon Fiber is much stronger than aluminum or steel. I have no reason to believe that plane is not sound. Most of the delays have been supplier related.

That's what they get for outsourcing all the various functions in aircraft manufacturer to some 3rd party contractor.

 

[Anubis]

Carbon Fiber is much stronger than aluminum or steel. I have no reason to believe that plane is not sound. Most of the delays have been supplier related.

there was also a worker strike wasn't there?

 

[Hyperlite]

there was also a worker strike wasn't there?

correct

 

[Hyperlite]

no offense. but this guy needs to stop talking. i was enjoying the ATC Chatter.

 

[ravana]

Buffering....

 

[rudder]

Arrgh it is starting and the must be on at&t networks because opeation chokingchicken is killing the bandwidth.

 

[Jodell88]

2 Minutes!!

 

[rudder]

holy shit!!!! look at the size of the treadmill... no way this thing will take off.

 

[James Bond]

is page down?