Boeing 787 Dreamliner

[Zoo Tycoon]

These pictures and many like them are reported to be Boeing 787 (see pic below). Don’t worry Airbus A350 is showing similar paint peeling but more commonly on the fuselage generally around the cabin windows.



Carbon fibre primary structure has out paced flexible paint technology.

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyq7vgq2e5o

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgm2kv2erxlo

 

[joshjosh]

Some composite structures being made for the 787 Dreamliner using Ingersoll automated fiber placement machines

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRKjjzpqLis

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwlo-l12en4

https://www.engineering.com/ingersoll-and-ornl-partner-for-massive-wham-3d-printer/

 

[B2Blain]

Will there ever been militarized version of the 787? Not VIP transport. ISR? Tanker?

 

[WatcherZero]

Air India flight from Heathrow has been cancelled after pilot reports the fuel cut off switch twice failed to lock in place and slipped to the off position. The fuel cut off switch being flipped was the cause of the crash on takeoff of Air India flight 171 with the airline trying to blame the pilots.

https://news.sky.com/story/air-indi...ible-defect-with-fuel-control-switch-13502590

 

[NMaude]

Asianometry recently uploaded this video about how CFD helped with the design of the 787:

 

[Grey Havoc]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1Z7SB6b3U0

 

[TomcatViP]

A nice piece from Simple Flying also with a comparison of what you can find in one cockpit and not in the other:

https://simpleflying.com/what-pilots-notice-switching-airbus-a350-boeing-787-cockpits/

 

[Michel Van]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2062518355215389001

View: https://twitter.com/Turbinetraveler/status/2062518355215389001

 

[TomcatViP]

Is the guy on wired Com exiting the scene to avoid being blamed?!

 

[publiusr]

Kneel before Zod!

 

[Halcyon66]

FAA lets Boeing sign off on 737 Max, 787 airworthiness certificates again

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/faa-boeing-737-max-787.html

Regards,

 

[martinbayer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2062518355215389001

View: https://twitter.com/Turbinetraveler/status/2062518355215389001

Ooh, poor plane - I guess it was just really tired? I've observed similar spontaneous collapsing behavior in our cats though over the decades...

 

[NMaude]

FAA lets Boeing sign off on 737 Max, 787 airworthiness certificates again

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/17/faa-boeing-737-max-787.html

Regards,

IMO this is a bad idea especially in light of the current regime occupying the White House.