The 787, long known for its CFRP
body is making the 787 per sq foot of passenger space the lightest of aircraft in its
class. Over fifty percent of the aircraft is reinforced carbon fiber
constructions. Going further in key areas, all portions of the 787 have under
gone a goal that every component weight matters. From the flight crews flying work space
to the lack of fasteners typically found on one of its cousin's aluminum
constructs. The goal was to build everything lighter and more efficient. The
787 from passenger seat materials to the soap dish amenity signals a very light behemoth
considering its girth.
Airlines bid to beat their weight problem
The Grinch has just proposed a brilliant ideal that Boeing is
looking into from the Jet way level. The Grinch looked at CFRP early on, and he has
suggested to Boeing that all passengers in the Northern Hemisphere are lacking
in a high fiber diet and could reduce weight further on the 787 by insisting
all airport terminal restaurants serve extremely high Carbon Fiber Reinforced Foods (CFRF) two
hours prior to boarding an aircraft, thus making the 787 drop down to its
lightest "load" per seat. The Carbon Fiber Reinforce Food could reduce the
weight of each passenger by 5% before boarding a 787 aircraft.
The Board of Directors of Boeing were enthusiastic supporting the
Grinch's proposal. Even though there is no developed or known CFRF's, Boeing
will add another Billion to its "sunk" costs for the 787 program, bringing its
total going into the "hole" at 30 billion dollars US.
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