Boeing 787 Dreamliner's maiden flight from Tokyo

[airste172]

What is the rate of flame propagation in a composite plastic airframe as compared to one that's built out of aluminum???

[superdiovis]

Day 82,

Hour 17

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Running low on food and water

[thedreamliner2012]

This may sound like a simpleton question, but I need someone who understands aerodynamics to explain what benefit, if any, does a springy, flexible wing provide? I have never seen wings that bend up so much. 

[angelm787]

after all the delays and the additional money dumps boeing has finally delivered... hope they can get their production timelines straight next time... on the upside, beautiful plane... from its state of the art cockpit to flawless-aerodynamic structure... two thumbs up on the elaborate wings design

[AviationEnthusiastic]

IT HAS A VERY, VERY SEXY WINGFLEX. :)

[blastofo]

my first flight to japan happen to be with a team of sumo wrestlers. the high ranking wrestlers went to first class, but the amateur wrestlers were stuck in coach and i had to share a row with a couple. longest 11 hours of my life!

[Koi2281fan]

1:00 smile and wave boys, smile and wave

[3nasacova]

I'm curious how they got the flaps and ailerons to work on a bendy wing. Any bend in the wing would bind up the hinges would it not? Are the hinges made out of rubber?

[cutemepo1213]

nothing special just a fat plane...

[MegaHighflyer10]

i really hope i get to fly on this plane looks amazing:)

[thedisciple25]

does anyone think the nose looks a bit like an Embraer 170? but still a lot better looking than one of those.

[carllosmax]

For sure borrowed from us...

[blanksensations]

sweet. air new zealand has 9 on the way i believe

[skinVISIBLE]

@blanksensations whoop. lol for longhaul not domestic :D

[maryjoemontana]

@MisterSunson That's what I call it 'A Genuine American Ingenuity'!

[guyNbluejeans]

Why did they shoot it with water cannons like that?

[korgri]

@guyNbluejeans In case it catches fire right before it rolls under the water sprayers. For the rest of the flight they just have to trust things go to plan or pray for rain the whole way. 

[Alwayzsmilin]

@korgri Hahahahaha, ya that's it!

[sandman1352]

@guyNbluejeans it's just a greeting of sorts that many airports do when a flight takes off or lands for the first time. and by the way, they aren't shooting at the aircraft, they create an arc of water from both sides under which the aircraft passes.

[guyNbluejeans]

@sandman1352 Okay. Thanks for sharing!

[FlightSimmer948]

It is a dream, except economy.

[solve809]

where's the inside? isn't that suppose to be the dreamy part about it.

[brainards11]

Great plane!

[ukipwarrior]

disgustig i woukld rather fly russian Screw capitalism!!!

[achtungseven]

Most beautiful bird in the sky

[ULAZYCOOK]

Oh my god! boeing 787 can take off and land....dreamliner..

[themarsbar1]

Why are the flight crew waving it off? shouldn't they be on board?

[morfes]

@themarsbar1 It's an old Japanese custom to wave to the plane when leaving.

[korgri]

@themarsbar1 You fool, those are the Dreamliner flight backup teams, #2 through #17. Don't you read the Boeing brochures? Once the plane is airborne they go back inside the terminal to wait with backup teams #18 through #32. At Boeing, it's all about redundancy these days.

[EnFreezed]

@themarsbar1 i wanted to correct u by saying those 2 are marshallers, but then they idd showed the whole crew and i got confused myself :/

[mjhollie84]

@themarsbar1 they now have two 787s.

[Mcoov]

@themarsbar1 It's right behind them. -_-

[deanmullen10]

@themarsbar1 haha its probably driving by itself, there waving it goodbye as it begins its adventury in the world lol :P

[Shamal777]

They only realized it at 10,000ft.

[emgcarra]

Looks familiar...

[footballmafia62]

Nice engines.

[windsorbays]

Beautiful bird thumbs up!

[draaken8]

just me r does it look like there is a second 787 in the background when they are boarding?

[Darxsys]

@draaken8 there is another one for sure. maybe even a couple of them.

[Gigdoat]

@draaken8 There are 11 of them in the world, so maybe.

[k4n3n1]

@draaken8 yeah ana have two 787 already for services, but more in seatle ready to ship out the ana.

[BallisticTip270WSM]

@draaken8 Hard to tell but it may be a LOT 767

[oracle2world]

They are boarding from stairs?

[Chris58851]

@oracle2world Well tell that to the Air force one...

[MrLow787]

Great stuff. Congrats to Boeing and ANA

[tn13]

I'm sure they took a lot of videos on flight, we'll see them soon!

[colombiababyboy]

Had an Amazing Flight!

[highharmony78]

Need some comments from the people who flew with it on that day.