IB 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Korean Air, Leading Edge, General Electric Genx
31 May 2017
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It is a long range, mid-size wide body. Engine types: general eletric, genx, rolls-royce trent 1000. Numbers built: 512 b january 2017, 1202 ordered. Program cost: u billion (boeing"s expenditure as of 2011) Estimated to break even at around 1900 aircrafts it would take 20 years for them to make profit, and by then this plane would probably be obsolete. Boeing pitched the 787 from the outset as an aircraft that would wow passengers with its comfort. Increase profitability by airlines with its fuel economy (20%) It helps change the business model of the airline industry. Even component design and research and development. Just gave each company what they were supposed to do and hoped to just assemble all together with no problem. Wing manufacturers (mitsubishi heavy industries, japan, central wing box) Fuselage sections (global aeronautica, italy; boeing, north charleston, usa; kawasaki heavy. Cargo doors, access doors, and crew escape door (saab, sweden) Floor beams (tal manufacturing solutions limited, india)
