Official Boeing 787 Flight Video

The other day I posted videos from the maiden flight of the 787.

Boeing has posted the official videos on their website. You can see them here.

I noticed that Air Seychelles is on the list of airlines that will be flying the 787. You can see the entire list in this wikipedia post.

Back in March we flew to the Seychelles on a very old 767, probably one of the oldest planes I've ever flown. Very exciting that they are getting 2 787s; as we will most likely take another trip to the Seycheles in the future.

Beoing 787 Maiden Flight

Earlier this week I posted about the 787 high speed taxi tests going well.

Here are a few videos of the Maiden flight.

Taking off



In Flight



Landing



Inside Tour 1



Inside Tour 2

Boeing's 787 First Flight as early as 12/15/09

Good news for "If it ain't Boeing, I ain't going" fans.

Boeing announced on 12/10 that the window for the first flight of the 787 could open as early as 12/15/09. On 12/12/09 Boeing completed the Dreamliner's high speed taxi test with success. The airplane reached top speed of 150 mph, and the pilot's lifted the nose gear off the runway.



The 787 widebody is the first to use composite material construction in an aircraft. It is expected to replace the aging 767 fleet since it has similar capacity, is a widebody, but also has higher fuel efficiency and longer range.