December 11, 2006 at 11:52 pm
By: bring_it_on - 12th December 2006 at 10:32
That aint the first pic , but the section 41 that was test built by boeing and the image was released on 26th of august 2005 . The section was abongs the 9 sections which were eventually build to test out the manufactering techniques and tooling processes aswell as to evaluate CFRP features.Some of the other sections look like this –
* Here is the nose section (the one that tommy posted before windows and doors were cut) –

* This was when the nose section was presented to the public –




By: SOFTLAD - 12th December 2006 at 06:22
He probably means the first actual picture rather than a drawing or image.
By: Grey Area - 12th December 2006 at 05:40
How is that the “first picture” of a B787? :confused:
By: steve rowell - 12th December 2006 at 03:15
Is that going to be a the first 787 or a full scale mock up??????