Boeing Completes Detailed Design For Longest Dreamliner

Boeing Co said it completed detailed design for its newest and longest of three 787 jet models, the 787-10 Dreamliner, two weeks ahead of schedule.

"With the 787-10, we are building upon our experience and the 787-9 design itself to create this newest member of the super-efficient 787 family," said Ken Sanger, vice-president of 787 Airplane Development.

The milestone is critical to every development programme because it means the information needed to build parts and tools for assembly has been completed and released for fabrication or procurement. Major assembly of the 787-10 will begin in 2016, followed by first flight in 2017 and first delivery in 2018.

Through our dedicated team and our disciplined processes, we have optimized the design for the needs of the market and are excited as we look forward to production, he added.

As a straightforward stretch of the 787-9, which entered service in 2014, Boeing designed the 787-10 for superior efficiency as well as maximum commonality.

Ninety-five per cent of the design and build of the 787-10 and 787-9 will be identical, reducing complexity, cost and risk across the production system and providing operational benefits to customers.

The 787-10 is the third and longest member of the 787 family. With a range of 6,430 nautical miles (11,910 km), the 787-10 will cover more than 90 percent of the world's twin-aisle routes at a whole new level of fuel efficiency.

This newly designed aircraft will give 25 per cent more fuel efficiency than the airplanes it will replace and at least 10 per cent better than anything offered by the competition for the future.

Till now, Boeing’s 787-10 has got 164 orders from nine customers across the world, which accounts for 14 per cent of all 787 orders.