Commercial Airplanes
787 Dreamliner: Innovation on the
Cutting Edge
Mike Sinnett
Vice President, Product Development
Boeing Commercial Airplanes
July 16, 2015
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Product Development
Revolutionizing the Future of Flight
Production
Systems
Airplanes
Services
and Support
BOLD • NIMBLE • DISCIPLINED
T E A M I N G
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I N N O V A T I V E ,
O P E N ,
C O L L A B O R A T I V E
Open Culture – Innovation spaces – Collaboration – …
L E A R N I N G
F A S T E R
B Y
D O I N G
Grand Challenges – Concept center – Architecture teams – Innovation center – ecoDemonstrator – Retrofit first – …
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Boeing Product Development Timeline –
The Jet Age…
Technology development spans time and airplane models
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Boeing Historical Deliveries by Model (Aircraft
delivered each year)
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Evolving our products....Driven by customer
requirements
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Sky Interior
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Boeing Raked Tips
777-200ER
737-700
767-400
777-300ER
• While early raked tips were relatively small, the 767-400 pushed the
technology and the knowledge gained was applied to future uses.
787-8
747-8
777-9X
• More recent designs have not been add-on raked tips but included in the planform
design from the beginning. This was enabled by our previous derivative experience.
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Boeing Commercial Aircraft
History of Composites Usage
1920’s Real first generation composites
1990’s First production use of carbon fiber on
primary structure
777
1960’s Extensive use of fiberglass/epoxy
737 and 747
Now: Extensive use of carbon fiber on primary
structure
1980’s First use of carbon fiber / epoxy
757 and 767
787
Increased Composite Usage to Meet Airline Performance Requirements
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Boeing Carbon Fiber Usage Increases
Key Enabler: Low-cost, large-scale
composite manufacturing technology
allowed significant increase in use of
composites on the 787
787
50%
777
11%
3%
757/767
1%
747
Materials
Composite
Steel
Titanium
Aluminum
Miscellaneous
Developing the composites applications throughout the supply chain
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Designing the most efficient airplane
787 technologies
• Laminar flow nacelle and empennage
• Flight deck displays & functionality
• Flight controls and high lift design
777 technologies
• Overall systems architecture
2020 technologies
High span composite wing
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All new engine
2020 Passenger experience
ecoDemonstrator Program
Accelerate, Collaborate, Inspire
 Accelerate technology
 Learn by doing
 Speed implementation
 18 to 24 month rhythm
 Collaborate with government,
suppliers and industry
 Inspire action and innovation
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA CLEEN
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NASA Environmentally Responsible
Aviation
2002 | Product Development Decision
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2003-2004 | Name, Materials, Engines Selected
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April 2004 | Program Launch with ANA
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January 2005 | Composite Barrel Complete
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Early 2005 | 7E7 Now 787, Exterior Finalized
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August 2005 | Flight Deck Revealed
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Summer 2006 | Dreamlifter Creation
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Summer 2006 | Dreamlifter In Flight
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July 2006 | Demonstration Wing Box
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Spring 2007 | First Dreamlifter Shipments Arrive
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Summer 2007 | Final Assembly Begins
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July 2007 | Rollout in Everett
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May-June 2009 | ZA001 Prepares for Flight
May 2009 | Engine Runs
May 2009 | Fueling
June 2009 | Intermediate Gauntlet
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First Flight | December 2009
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March 2010 | Ultimate Load Wing Test Complete
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Spring 2010 | Remote Location Testing
April 2010 | Extreme Weather, Florida
May 2010 | High Elevation, Colorado
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May 2010 | Low Altitude, Arizona
January 2011 | High Elevation Testing in La Paz
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787 Certification – Aug 26, 2011
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ANA – We Fly First
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Boeing South Carolina – Rollout and First
Delivery
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Collier Trophy
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Summary
 Innovation off the critical path is key
 Attention to detail through the entire supply
chain is required
 Traditional and social media speed the
communication process
 Innovation is a process that never ends
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Questions and Answers
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