Boeings 787 Dreamliner completes commercial flight years delays

NUMBER-CRUNCHING THE 787

• Seats: 210 to 250.
• Range: 8,800 to 9,400 miles.
• Wingspan: 197 feet.
• Length: 186 feet.
• Height: 56 feet.
• Cruise speed: Mach 0.85, about 650 mph.
• Cargo volume: 4,400 cubic feet.
• Maximum takeoff weight: 502,500 pounds.
• List price: $193.5 million (£120million), although airlines often negotiate discounts.
• Planes ordered: 797.
• Components: 50 per cent carbon fiber, 20 per cent aluminum, 15 per cent titanium, 10 per cent steel, 5 per cent other.
• Engines: Rolls Royce or General Electric.