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The second breakthrough in the history of aviation! Boeing's 787 Dreamliner makes its first flight.
After a delay of more than two years, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with its lightweight design, has made a successful test flight. It happened on the 15th of December. It is a absolutely new experience for Boeing. About half of the 787 is built from carbon and titanium composites, rather than the aluminium used for the majority of commercial airliners. Its lightweight design has allowed Boeing to promise tens of millions of pounds of savings on fuel and maintenance to its customers. It's only the second time in the history of aviation that the materials with which aircraft are built have so fundamentally changed. For the first time it was when the material was changed from wood and fabric to metal. Some technical characteristic: the 787 will carry about 250 people on long-haul routes of up to 8,200 nautical miles – covering London to Jakarta in one hop. It will use 20% less fuel than more conventional aircraft. The Russian can test this aircraft only in 2016. “Aeroflot” wants to purchase 22 airplanes.
"The Russian can test this aircraft only in 2016". We are lagging behind as usual... Or rather, we are the first only in what concerns the defense industry.
