The structural flaw that delayed the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner is more complex than originally described by the company, and the plane's inaugural takeoff is likely at least four to six months away, say two engineers with knowledge of Boeing's problem. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu - via Slatest, Lynnette Fusilier (t), Alex Williams (f), Fabrice Florin (f)
Using the innovation of plastic composites in primary wing structures in order to reduce weight is leading to costly engineering fixes. The story provides some good insight to the hardware problems and to the engineering process problems of management not addressing early warnings of the hardware problems.
This is a quite technical article which describes the problems of Boeing. It does not tell why the 787 Dreamliner should be so eagerly awaited: Will there a major advance be achieved by this 787 Dreamliner, and who is mostly interested in it?
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