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JeffinNZ
05-29-2012, 07:42 PM
Visiting Christchurch NZ today. Touched down at 10am.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/JeffinNZ/Other%20stuff/787001.jpg
MtGun44
05-29-2012, 08:53 PM
Nice bird. I got a real close look at one at Oshkosh last July. Very nice aircraft, and it is
really amazing the lengths that they went to to seal up all the little gaps between the
ailerons and wing, and flap segments, etc. Lots of nice little soft rubber molded seals to
keep the air flowing only where they want it to go.

This one is all about reduced drag to get improved fuel economy. Huge amounts of
carbon fiber to keep the weight down. If you ever get close to one you'll be amazed at
how big the engines are.

Bill
dragonrider
05-29-2012, 10:03 PM
Good looking ain't it, makes me proud I made parts for it.
imashooter2
05-30-2012, 06:59 AM
It's the only bird in the Boeing line that I haven't had my hand in. :(
Reload3006
05-30-2012, 07:13 AM
I work in the defense side of Boeing ... did get to make some tooling for it. If you ride in it I made the tools that make the over head bins. And a few other things.
Tom-ADC
05-30-2012, 12:25 PM
It's the only bird in the Boeing line that I haven't had my hand in. :(

Makes two of us, I retired when it was on the drawing boards, had an offer to come back and do some producibilty on it they had the nacelle packages on it.
JeffinNZ
05-30-2012, 06:33 PM
Well it sure brought the plane spotters out of the woodwork. Zoom lenses for Africa.
geargnasher
05-30-2012, 06:40 PM
I worked for Boeing Defense and Space over a decade ago, also was involved with a few commercial contracts for the Triple Seven and some of the wide-body (37/57), mostly electronics and wiring bundles.

Jeff, do you know if that particular bird is involved in ongoing ETOPS certification? That was my first suspicion when I saw it with the factory paint job, and the fact that it had to have covered a lot of water to get to your corner of the globe.

Gear