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Dreamliner's Secret Crew Quarters Should be Called Orgy Room
Here's one of Boeing Dreamliner's most closely guarded secrets: the Orgy Room. Boeing likes to call it "the Crew Quarters" but, come on, what images does this cozy compartment, hidden in the top of the composite fuselage bring to mind? Here's a hint: it has six tightly packed beds for flight attendants, who use them to "have siestas" when the flights are too long. What. Ever. [Fortune]
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Boeing Dreamliner Turns Into Nightmareliner After New Delay
We have been following the Boeing's 787 Dreamliner for a long time. It's a beautiful aircraft, which allegedly provides with a much-better flying experience—less noise, bigger windows, more space, and better fuel efficiency—thanks to its new construction processes and technologies. However, a new delay in its LEGO-like manufacturing process shows that Boeing is having very serious difficulties with its mass production, which will put them a whooping 18 months behind their original schedule. More »
9:00 AM on Sat Apr 12 2008
By Jesus Diaz
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We told you the other day about Dan Rather's TV blather about how the Boeing 787 Dreamliner "could be unsafe" because of its carbon composite airframe, but now there are lots of experts disagreeing with that report. Aaron Rowe at Wired Science calls it "a cheap shot at Boeing," and chides the mainstream news media for following along like sheep without questioning Rather's assertions. In Rowe's scathing and carefully reasoned article, he pretty much exposes Rather's claims as nothing but scaremongering poppycock.
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Dreamliner's Carbon Composite Body Unsafe? Wired Science Calls Bullshit
We told you the other day about Dan Rather's TV blather about how the Boeing 787 Dreamliner "could be unsafe" because of its carbon composite airframe, but now there are lots of experts disagreeing with that report. Aaron Rowe at Wired Science calls it "a cheap shot at Boeing," and chides the mainstream news media for following along like sheep without questioning Rather's assertions. In Rowe's scathing and carefully reasoned article, he pretty much exposes Rather's claims as nothing but scaremongering poppycock.
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Now that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is no longer under wraps, airlines around the world are figuring out how to make it even more luxurious. Not to be outdone is Japan's All Nippon Airways, which will equip its bathrooms with bun-spraying washlet toilets from Toto. The seats have special bidet wands that wash and dry your butt, giving you a degree of cleanliness that's otherwise impossible unless you just take a shower.
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Japanese Version of Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Offer Butt-Wiping Luxury
Now that the Boeing 787 Dreamliner is no longer under wraps, airlines around the world are figuring out how to make it even more luxurious. Not to be outdone is Japan's All Nippon Airways, which will equip its bathrooms with bun-spraying washlet toilets from Toto. The seats have special bidet wands that wash and dry your butt, giving you a degree of cleanliness that's otherwise impossible unless you just take a shower.
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a dream realized
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner left the assembly yard Tuesday evening. The mid-sized, twin engine commercial jetliner is due to see the skies in May 2008. And aviation enthusiast Charles Conklin managed to snap some pictures of the plane. UPDATE: There are some more great shots out there, hop on over to Flightblogger to see 'em.
[Boeing 787] [Flightstory via Popular Science]
First Photos of Complete Boeing 787 Dreamliner
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner left the assembly yard Tuesday evening. The mid-sized, twin engine commercial jetliner is due to see the skies in May 2008. And aviation enthusiast Charles Conklin managed to snap some pictures of the plane. UPDATE: There are some more great shots out there, hop on over to Flightblogger to see 'em.[Boeing 787] [Flightstory via Popular Science]
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Billionaire Orders Private Airbus A380, Declares 'Mine is Bigger than Yours'
While the ink on Joseph Lau's order of a $153 million Dreamliner VIP is still wet, an anonymous billionaire has just reserved a gigantastic Airbus A380 for his private use. The eight-story-tall airplane will be converted into a luxurious flying mansion that will include everything you can imagine, even the obligatory whirlpool bathtub for romantic sessions with half a dozen Playboy bunnies. The secret buyer will have to pay $475 million if it ever gets delivered, as it's currently number 157 in line to get the two-year delayed winged pachyderm, and all I can ask is... More »
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VIP Edition 787 Dreamliner Still Kicks Airbus' Butt With Style
Following yesterday's 787 news, Hong Kong real estate tycoon Joseph Lau has just ordered a Dreamliner VIP. It's the same airplane you and I are going to use, but instead of being crammed in seat 36D between Biff, the overweight shoe salesman, and Chantal, the aerobic teacher from Fort Lauderdale, he'll have a 2,404 square-feet luxurious cabin all for himself. As a bonus, check the just-unveiled new interior designs for the 747-8 VIP, complete with SkyLoft, "vaulted ceilings, spiral staircases and video wall displays" after the jump. More »
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Boeing 787 LEGO-like Building Begins, Kicks Airbus Nuts
Boeing has started building their new flagship: the 787 Dreamliner. The cool thing about the 787 is that it only requires them to put together six big composite parts to build the final airframe, and operators don't have to use huge tools and overhead cranes: All the parts can be slid along on the construction floor and put together like giant LEGO pieces. Check the gallery for pictures of the delivery and assembly of the sections and hit the jump for more details. More »
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