787: The Dreamliner
The 747 may be the Queen of the Skies. But the 787 will replace it. The 747 is 50 years old. It is no longer the way people travel. The Dreamliner is the future. The way Boeing see air travel.Â
However, the 747 is not the only aircraft the Dreamliner will replace. The 757. And the 767. Both are to be replaced by the 787. The Dreamliner is designed to go far distances. Distances only previously provided by wide body airliners.Â
How was the 787 brought into being?
The 787 originally came around in the 1990’s. Sales of the 767 and 747-400 were slowing. Two new aircraft were proposed to prop up sales. The 747X and the Sonic Cruiser. The 747X would be a lengthened 747-400. The Sonic Cruiser would travel at Mach 0.98. Both whilst burning due at the same rate.Â
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