| Manufacturer |
Boeing |
EADS |
| Description |
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, often shortened to Boeing 787, is an American wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. |
The EADS/Northrop Grumman KC-45 was a proposed aerial refueling tanker aircraft based on the Airbus A330 MRTT. |
| EASA TCDSN |
EASA.IM.A.115 |
|
| First Flight |
2009-12-15 |
|
| Entry Into service |
2011-10-26 |
|
| Designer |
|
EADS |
| Type |
Wide-body jet airliner |
|
| Length (m) |
62.81 |
58.78 |
| Height (m) |
17.09 |
17.4 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
3 |
| Max Seating |
406 |
226 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
880 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
860 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
13136.88 |
12500 |
| Capacity Description |
406 passengers, 6,090 cu ft (172.4 m3) of cargo (including 36 LD3 containers) |
226 passengers |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.9 |
|
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Number Built |
1303 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
2 × General Electric GEnx-1B high-bypass turbofan engines |
2 × Rolls-Royce Trent 772B turboprop, 320 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
All Nippon Airways, United Airlines , American Airlines , Japan Airlines |
United States Air Force |
| Status |
In service |
Lost competition to KC-46 |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EADS/Northrop_Grumman_KC-45 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
60.12 |
60.28 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
361.6 |
| Aircraft Engine |
General Electric GEnx |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |