Boeing 787 Test Plane: A Look Inside The Dreamliner (VIDEO)

Australia got its first look at the Boeing 787 Dreamliner when the corporation's test flight made its way to Australia.

The plane, which landed in Hong Kong last month as part of delivery to All Nippon Airways, was en route to the Qantas test base in Sydney.

The test plane has only 46 seats as opposed to the regular 350 so it can collect data and hold staffers as it travels the world.

Jetstar, news.com.au reported, will be the first Australian airline and low-cost carrier to use the plane in 2013, with Qantas following the next year.

ANA is the first airline to fly the plane and expects to have seven of them in use by the end of 2011, the AP previously reported. United Continental will be the first U.S. airline to fly the 787 sometime in 2012.

The plane experienced its first technical glitch earlier this month when the landing gear failed to deploy on an ANA flight. The pilots thankfully found an alternate procedure, Boeing said.

Check out the look inside the aircraft below, as well as photos of the Boeing 787 over the years.

Comments

[flagag]

02:22 PM on 11/16/2011

i thought korean air lines already had one of these on line........i am sure i saw one at the miami airport........anyone know for sure?

[straight skinny]

02:08 PM on 11/16/2011

Nice bird. They all have some kinks in the beginning that need to get ironed out. Wasn't a real problem for this baby. And glad the Brits participated in it's development. The Brits won the Battle of Britain don't forget with their Spitfires and Hurricanes against the much touted German Luftwaffe-with a Lot of credit to the British Royal Navy to boot! So I have No Objection that Great Britain gets a piece of the pie in the profits as the video stated.

Personally, I enjoyed my days while a US Marine serving with ANGLICO-not only because we got to learn about many modern aircraft but also the older ones as well. I also enjoyed getting to meet a lot of Great Brits during our joint exercises with the British Commandos-Royal Marines, Royal Artillery, yearly after the war while I served in an Active Reserve capacity. The British are not only our friends but our Brothers (and Sisters) as far as I am concerned! The Royal Marines for example burned down the White House in the war of 1812-but did not Touch the US Marine Corps Commandant's residence out of respect! That speaks volumes right there!

Always glad when I see a great plane like this one developed!!

[paulw3tzi]

12:57 PM on 11/16/2011

The new wing design is awesome. Likewise the two latest design engines from G.E. Anything that new is bound to have a few glitches in its development. Nice machine.

[cf6driver]

12:46 PM on 11/16/2011

"The pilots thankfully found an alternate procedure, Boeing said."

I highly doubt that quote came from Boeing, since there are established procedures for alternate gear extension that crews are fully briefed and trained on. And should they fail, as seen in the LOT 767 incident, landing gear up is no big deal either.

Boeing builds tough birds. That's why we pilots love flying them.

[SaugenSie]

11:20 AM on 11/16/2011

FIRST!