787 Dreamliner and Gov. Jerry Brown visit Boeing’s Long Beach plant
Boeing‘s 787 Dreamliner is framed between two large engines of a C-17 cargo plane on the tarmac at Boeing’s plant in Long Beach. The aircraft maker has taken 870 orders for the Dreamliner, making it one of the biggest-selling planes ever built. See full story(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Gov. Jerry Brown joined hundreds of Boeing employees, aerospace executives and state and local politicians to get a firsthand look at the hot-selling Dreamliner that’s been carrying passengers internationally since the first was delivered in September. See full story(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Scalloped engine cowlings help make the Dreamliner quieter. See full story(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Raked wingtips help reduce drag and fuel consumption on the Dreamliner. See full story(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
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Boeing pilot Ed Wilson takes questions by guests touring the new 787 Dreamliner. See full story(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Crew members have sleeping quarters aboard the Dreamliner. See full story(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Overhead bins inside the 787. See full story(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Major parts for the plane are pre-assembled all over the globe and then shipped to Everett, Wash., where they are “snapped together†in three days, compared with a month when done the traditional way. See full story(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
