4 Responses to “Behold, the 787”

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   Zach June 27th, 2007 at 10:02 am

   Interesting. Was hoping for more upward flare in the wings, but perhaps we’ll see this when the airplane is in flight.

   Also, could the fact that the engines seem gigantic be attributable to their being covered by stand-out red plastic, or is the engine:fuselage size ratio actually greater than that of other models?

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   CF June 27th, 2007 at 10:12 am

   Yeah, the wings are going to be much more exciting when we see them in flight. They should flex like crazy.

   The engines really are that big. It’s similar to what you see on the 777. Very high bypass turbofans = more fuel efficiency.

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   Zach June 27th, 2007 at 11:34 am

   Cool!

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