Are all Dreamliners the same size?

The short-fuselage Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, with its 56.7 meters of length, is slightly larger than its predecessor aircraft, namely the 767-300. Meanwhile, the mid-sized 787-9 is 62.8 meters long, with the stretched 787-10 clocking in at 68.3 meters in length.



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The short-fuselage Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, with its 56.7 meters of length, is slightly larger than its predecessor aircraft, namely the 767-300. Meanwhile, the mid-sized 787-9 is 62.8 meters long, with the stretched 787-10 clocking in at 68.3 meters in length.

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Boeing makes 3 variants of the Dreamliner: the 787-8, the 787-9, and the 787-10. The 787-10 is in testing. They were also going to make the 787-3, but it was later cancelled due to low airline demand.

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The 787-8 Dreamliner can fly 242 passengers up to 7,350 nautical miles (13,620 km) in a typical two-class configuration. The 787-9, a stretch of the 787-8, can fly 290 passengers 7,635 nautical miles (14,140 km) in addition to more cargo, allowing airlines the ability to grow routes first opened by the 787-8.

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The Boeing 777 series is larger than the 787 and thus can carry more passengers.

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Its exit limit is set at 420. Despite not flying commercially until three years after the original 787-8, this version has since overtaken it in terms of popularity. This is presumably thanks, in part, to boasting the best range of any Dreamliner. Indeed, the 787-9 can operate flights up to 14,140 km (7,635 NM) long.

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Meanwhile, the mid-sized 787-9 is 62.8 meters long, with the stretched 787-10 clocking in at 68.3 meters in length. In terms of the passenger capacity of the respective Dreamliners, this translates to 242, 290, and 330 in a two-class configuration.

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They were part of a group of 35 Boeing 787s that were grounded because of problems with their engine blades, which were cracking or corroding prematurely.

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The carbon-fibre structure of the 787 allows the aircraft to be pressurized to a much higher level than on many other aircraft types. The lower the cabin altitude, the better you feel both during and after the flight, allowing your body to adjust to your new time zone more quickly.

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Crew rest areas are hidden away from the passenger cabin and are largely devoid of distractions to ensure maximum rest. Pilots have separate rest areas from flight attendants and passengers will often not even notice when they're in use.

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In July 2003, a public naming competition was held for the 7E7, for which out of 500,000 votes cast online the winning title was Dreamliner.

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The 787 was the first major commercial aircraft to use carbon fiber composite components in the fuselage and wing construction. These make the aircraft lighter but still offer high strength. New, more efficient engines. The 787 is designed to take either the General Electric GEnx or the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine.

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Indeed, the overall length of the 787-8 is roughly two meters (or 6 and a half feet) shorter than its Airbus counterpart. According to modernairliners.com, the Dreamliner's maximum cabin width is 5.49 Meters (18 Feet), compared to 5.26 m (17 ft 3 in) for the A330.

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About the Boeing 787-9 In 2015, we introduced this aircraft type to the KLM fleet. Long flights are no problem for the Dreamliner, as it is very fuel efficient. Since this aircraft can fly up to 8,500 nautical miles, it can even cover our longest routes – like flying from New York City to Bangkok.

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To start the Boeing 777 vs 787 comparison, we must say that the 787 is a more fuel efficient aircraft than the 777 thanks to its use of composite wings and more aerodynamically efficient design. The 777 has a fuel consumption of 9 miles per gallon, while the 787 has a fuel efficiency of 11 miles per gallon.

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