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weight and performance calculations for the Boeing 787-8
Air Canada Boeing 787-8 C-GHPQ c/n 35257 taking off from Schiphol airport, October 2024, Aalsmeerbaan RW18L © bvdz
Boeing 787-8
role : wide-body long-range airliner
importance : ****
first flight : 15 December 2009 from Paine Field operational : October 2011 (ANA)
country : United States of America
ICAO aircraft type designator : B788
Program manager : Mike Bair (till October 2007)
production : 397 aircraft. Final assembly at Boeing South Carolina (North Charleston)
since March 2021, before at Everett). Mayor parts built by many subcontractors in
Japan (wings), Italy (horizontal tail, fuselage sections), India (floor beams), France
(doors) etc.
general information :
The 787 was designed for efficient point-to-point flights, a shift from hub-and-spoke
travel. Randy Baseler, Boeing Commercial Airplanes VP Marketing stated that
airport congestion comes from large numbers of regional jets and small single-aisle
airliners, flying to destinations where a 550-seat Airbus A380 would be too large; to
reduce the number of departures, smaller airplanes can increase by 20% in size
and airline hubs can be avoided with point-to-point transit
The 787 was the first airliner built mostly from composites. It makes greater use of
electric systems reducing hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Airlines have the option to choose from two turbofan engines, the Rolls Royce Trent
1000 or the General Electric GEnx-1B. Boeing stated the 787 would be approximately
20 percent more fuel-efficient than the 767.
On April 26, 2004, Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) became the launch
customer for the 787, announcing a firm order for 50 aircraft with deliveries to begin
in late 2008. The first roll out was on 8 July 2007 but after that the program was
delayed several times, and only in December 2009 the first flight was made.
Boeing 787-8 N787ZA c/n 40695/6 with General Electric GEnx-1B engines.
The first 20 built 787 were overweight, and were hard to sell, they were nicknamed
the “Terrible Teens”. From the start Boeing worked on a weight reduction program
and later built aircraft met the goals. The aircraft has a design life of 44,000 flight
cycles. In 2007 the list price of the 787-8 was around 160 mln USD.
On December 6, 2011, test aircraft ZA006 (sixth 787), powered by General Electric
GEnx engines, flew 10,710 nmi (19,830 km; 12,320 mi) non-stop from Boeing Field
eastward to Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka , Bangladesh, setting a new
world distance record for aircraft in the 787's weight class, which is between 440,000
and 550,000 lb (200 and 250 t). This flight surpassed the previous record of 9,127
nautical miles (16,903 km; 10,503 mi), set in 2002 by an Airbus A330 .
After its first six months of service, Rolls-Royce powered ANA aircraft were burning
around 21% less fuel than the replaced 767-300ER on international flights, slightly
better than the 20% originally expected
Early 787 operations encountered several problems caused mainly by its
lithium-ion batteries , including fires onboard some aircraft. In January 2013, the
U.S. FAA grounded all 787s until it approved the revised battery design in April 2013.
As of 24 March 2018, the 787's longest route is Qantas ' Perth-London Heathrow, a
distance of 14,499 km (7,829 nmi; 9,009 mi)
Significant quality control issues from 2019 onward caused a production slowdown
and, from January 2021 until August 2022, an almost total cessation of deliveries.
Boeing has spent $32 billion on the program; estimates for the number of aircraft
sales needed to break even vary between 1,300 and 2,000. © extracts from Wikipedia
primary users : ANA(36), Japan Airlines, American Airlines (37) United Airlines(12),
ILFC(23), TUI, Thomson Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, LOT, Air India, Norwegian Long
Haul, Air Canada, Qatar Airways
Accommodation:
flight crew : 3 cabin crew : 9
flight crew consist of pilot, co-pilot and relief pilot
passengers : seating for 242 in two class : 24 business class and 218 economy class
seats ( 32 -in pitch) exit limit : 381 passengers, high density seating for 366
passengers
engine : 2 Rolls Royce Trent 1000 turbofan engines of 280.0 [KN] (62945 [lbf])
Measured chord at root : 11.93 m, at tip : 1.75m, tail angle 9°
dimensions :
wingspan : 60.12 [m], length overall: 56.72 [m], length of fuselage : 55.91 [m]
height : 16.92 [m] wing area gross : 377.0 [m^2] fuselage exterior width : 5.77 [m]
weights :
operating empty weight : 119950 [kg] max. structural payload : 41075 [kg]
Zero Fuel weight (ZFW) : 161025 [kg] max. landing weight (MLW) : 172365 [kg]
max. take-off weight : 227930 [kg] weight usable fuel : 99072 [kg] (126206 [litres])
performance :
Max. operating Mach number (Mmo) : 0.89 [Mach] (956 [km/hr]) at 10000 [m]
critical Mach speed : 0.85 [Mach]
max. cruising speed : 903 [km/hr] (Mach 0.85 ) at 11000 [m] (37 [%] power)
economic cruising speed : 880 [km/hr] (Mach 0.83 ) at 11000 [m]
service ceiling : 13100 [m]
range with max fuel and MTOW : 17595 [km] (ATA domestic fuel reserves - 370.0 [km]
alternate)
description :
cantilever low-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear with nose wheel
engines attached with pylons to the wing, main landing gear attached to the wings, fuel
tanks in the wings and fuselage
Wings : tapered multi-cellular fail safe wing with carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer
composite material wing surfaces with trailing edge single-slotted Fowler flaps with
full-span slotted LE flaps (slats) ,with spoilers (outboard) and airbrakes (inboard)
and with raked wingtips. airfoil : Boeing airfoil with supercritical cross-section
average thickness/chord ratio : 12.7 [%], sweep angle 3/4 chord: 32.2 [°]
incidence : 2.00 [°], dihedral : 8.0 [°]
The 787 is the first commercial aircraft to have an airframe majority made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP), applied in: the empennage , fuselage, wings, doors, and in most other main components. Each 787 contains approximately 77,000 lb (35 t) of CFRP, made with 51,000 lb (23 t) of pure carbon fiber. CFRP materials have a higher strength-to-weight ratio than conventional aluminium structural materials, which contributes significantly to the 787's weight savings, as well as superior fatigue behaviour. Boeing lists its materials by weight as 50% composite, 20% aluminium, 15% titanium , 10% steel, and 5% other materials.
calculation : *1* (dimensions)
measured wing chord at root: 11.93 [m]
measured wing chord at tip : 1.75 [m]
taper ratio : 0.147 [ ]
mean wing chord : 6.27 [m]
wing aspect ratio : 9.59 []
Oswald factor (e): 0.701 []
seize (span*length*height) : 57697 [m^3]
calculation : *2* (fuel consumption)
oil consumption : 2.2 [kg/hr]
fuel consumption (econ. cruise speed) : 4852.9 [kg/hr] (6182.1 [litre/hr]) at 22 [%] power
distance flown for 1 kg fuel : 0.18 [km/kg] at 11000 [m] height, sfc : 39.0 [kg/KN/h]
total fuel capacity : 126206 [litre] (99072 [kg])
calculation : *3* (weight)
weight engine(s) dry : 12000.0 [kg] = 21.43 [kg/KN]
weight 72.9 litre oil tank : 6.20 [kg]
oil tank filled with 3.5 litre oil : 3.2 [kg]
oil in engine 6.9 litre oil : 6.2 [kg]
weight all fuel lines and pumps containing 126 litres fuel : 146.3 [kg]
weight engine cowling : 1456.0 [kg]
weight thrust reversers : 840.0 [kg]
total weight propulsion system : 14458 [kg](6.3 [%])
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Accommodation cabin facilities:
typical 2-class cabin layout for 242 passengers : economy : pitch : 81.3 [cm] 32.0 [-in]
( 3+3+3 ) seating in 28.2 rows
business class pitch : 215.9 [cm] 85.0 [-in] at 6 -abreast
weight passenger seats : 1538.1 [kg]
weight cabin crew seats : 45.0 [kg]
weight flight crew seats : 63.0 [kg]
weight 2 jump seats in the cockpit :14.0 [kg]
TUI 787-8 layout for 305 pax
high density seating passengers : 366 [pax] at mainly 9 -abreast seating in 42.1 rows,
pitch 76.2 [cm] 30.0 [-in]
pax density, normal seating : 0.88 [m2/pax], high density seating : 0.58 [m2/pax]
weight 6 lavatories : 240.9 [kg]
weight overhead crew rest compartment : 203.2 [kg]
weight 5 galleys : 784.1 [kg]
weight overhead stowage for hand luggage (total : 27.7 [m3]) : 94.7 [kg]
weight 3 wardrobe closets : 24.2 [kg]
weight 242 entertainment LCD screens in back of seats : 121.0 [kg]
weight 58 windows (47 x 27 cm) made of electrochromism -based smart glass : 176.5
[kg]
weight 8 (1.93 x 1.07 [m]) Type A main entry doors : 537.9 [kg]
weight 3 (main door size : 1.70 x 2.69 [m]) freight doors (belly) : 589.1 [kg]*
total usable belly baggage/cargo hold volume : 164.4 [m3]
underfloor belly hold can accommodate : 28 LD3 containers, netto volume : 125.3 [m3]
and : 11.4 [m3] usable bulk cargo
cabin volume (usable), excluding flight deck : 608 [m3]
passenger compartment volume : 349 [m3]
Biman Bangladesh 787-8 S2-AJT c/n 40127 colourful 9-abreast cabin interior with cabin crew. The aircraft was delivered November 2018.
passenger cabin max width : 5.50 [m] cabin length : 39.23 [m] max cabin height : 2.87
[m] floor area : 212.3 [m2]
weight cabin facilities : 4431.7 [kg]
safety facilities:
evacuation time with 366 passengers : 44 [sec]
weight 7 hand fire extinguisher : 22 [kg]
weight cockpit voice recorder (CVR) and flight data recorder (FDR): 20.0 [kg]
weight oxygen masks & oxygen generators (deploy cabin alt.>4267m): 157.3 [kg]
weight emergency flare installation : 10 [kg]
weight 8 emergency evacuation slides : 317.4 [kg]
weight safety equipment & facilities : 526 [kg]
fuselage construction:
fuselage CFRP frame : 20970 [kg]
floor loading (payload/m2): 194 [kg/m2]
weight rear pressure bulkhead : 367.2 [kg]
fuselage covering ( 740.6 [m2] CFRP 4.15 [mm]) : 4864.0 [kg]
weight paint fuselage : 155.5 [kg]
weight aluminium-lithium alloy floor beams : 4146.8 [kg]
weight cabin furbishing : 3626.8 [kg]
weight cabin floor : 2952.7 [kg]
weight (sound proof) isolation : 432.7 [kg] TO-noise level : 88.0 [EPNdB]
weight 84035 [litre] main central fuel tanks empty : 1680.7 [kg]
weight empty 916 [litre] potable water tanks : 81.1 [kg]
weight empty waste tank : 52.3 [kg]
weight fuselage structure : 39329.9 [kg]
Avionics:
weight VHF radio and Selcal : 9.0 [kg]
weight flight and service attendants intercom : 5.0 [kg]
weight monochromatic weather X-band (3.2cm wavelength) radar system : 25.0 [kg]
weight VOR/ILS,RMI,DME,radio altimeter, ASI, time clock : 20.0 [kg]
weight dual digital Flight Management System (FMS) for navigation/auto-pilot : 20.0
[kg]
weight Cat IIIB auto-landing system : 10.0 [kg]
weight multi-function LCD screens with Cockpit Display System Interfaces to User
Systems / ARINC 661 : 16 [kg]
weight head-up display (HUD) : 10 [kg]
weight Ethernet (Avionics Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet (AFDX) / ARINC 664) : 8 [kg]
weight ground proximity warning system (GPWS) : 6 [kg]
weight reserve ADI, ASI, alti-meter, compass, engine temp. and rpm indicators : 15
[kg]
weight avionics : 158.0 [kg]
Systems:
Electrically powered ( bleedless ) air-conditioning and pressurization system maintains
sea level conditions up to 7300 [m] and gives equivalent of 1800 [m] at 11885 [m].
pressure differential : 0.63 [bar] (kg/cm2), pressurized fuselage volume : 954 [m3]
cabin air refreshment time : 3.7 [min]
weight air-conditioning and pressurization system : 440 [kg]
weight APU / engine starter : 140.0 [kg]
weight lighting (LED) : 79.9 [kg]
weight triple redundant 207 bar hydraulic system with electrically-driven pumps
(bleedless system): 248.8 [kg]
weight two engine-driven 90kVA 400Hz 3-phase AC electricity generators delivering
1.45 MW : 60.5 [kg]
weight ram air turbine for emergency electric power : 5.0 [kg]
Early 787 operations encountered several problems caused mainly by its lithium-ion batteries , including fires onboard some aircraft. In January 2013, the U.S. FAA grounded all 787s until it approved the revised battery design in April 2013.
weight two lithium cobalt oxide (LiCoO2) 29.6V 76Ah 2.2KWH batteries : 57.0 [kg]
weight active gust alleviation system : 20 [kg]
weight controls (yoke Fly-By-Wire): 17.2 [kg]
weight systems : 1063.5 [kg]
total weight fuselage : 45510 [kg](20.0 [%])
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total weight aluminium-lithium alloy ribs (1722 ribs) : 7541 [kg]
weight titanium engine pylons : 280 [kg]
Wing fuel tanks : 2x 21085 litres = 42170 litres + central tank 84036 litres > total capacity : 126206 litres
weight 2 wing fuel tanks empty for total 42171 [litre] fuel : 633 [kg]
weight 505 [litre] vent surge tanks : 61 [kg]
weight wing covering CFRP 4.48 [mm]) : 5408 [kg]
load on front upper spar (clmax) per running metre : 21259.4 [N]
load on rear upper spar (vmax) per running metre : 11497.6 [N]
total weight CFRP spars (multi-cellular wing structure) : 20716 [kg]
weight wings : 33665 [kg]
weight wing/square meter : 89.30 [kg]
weight electro-thermal leading-edge anti-icing : 66.1 [kg]
weight high & low speed ailerons (10.2 [m2]) : 366.2 [kg]
weight fin (81.3 [m2]) : 3634.3 [kg]
weight rudder (24.4 [m2]) : 1047.5 [kg]
weight tailplane (stabilizer) (47.0 [m2]): 2310.5 [kg]
weight elevators (20.1 [m2]): 486.6 [kg]
weight paint wing & tail surfaces : 212.2 [kg]
weight flight control hydraulic servo actuators: 96.2 [kg]
United Airlines B787-8 N26902 c/n 34822 with GEnx-1B engines
weight trailing-edge single slotted Fowler flaps (56.55 [m2]) : 1645.1 [kg]
weight track-mounted light alloy construction leading edge slats (42.23 [m2]) : 1009.1
[kg]
weight spoilers made of CFRP with Spoiler Electro-Mechanical Actuators (SEMA)
(14.7 [m2]) : 286.6 [kg]
weight airbrakes (18.2 [m2]) : 398.3 [kg]
total weight wing construction : 46197 [kg] (38.5 [%])
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tire pressure main wheels : 15.70 [Bar] (nitrogen), ply rating : 34 PR
tire speed limit : 376 [km/hr]
total tyre footprint : 0.93 [m2]
Runway LCN at MTOW (0.76m radius of rigidity) : 72 [ ]
Aircraft Classification Number (ACN), MTOW on flexible runway and
medium subgrade strength (B) : 79 [ ]
Can only operate from paved runways subgrade A
wheel pressure : 25072.3 [kg]
wheel track : 9.80 [m] wheelbase : 22.78 [m]
Air Canada Boeing 787-8 C-GHPQ c/n 35257 taking off from Schiphol airport, October 2024, Aalsmeerbaan RW18L © bvdz
weight 8 Dunlop 50 x 20 main wheels (1270 [mm] by 508 [mm]) : 1945.8 [kg]
weight 2 nose wheels : 243.2 [kg]
weight carbon wheel-brakes : 161.0 [kg]
weight Duplex anti-skid units : 9.0 [kg]
weight oleo-pneumatic shock absorbers : 214.7 [kg]
weight wheel hydraulic operated retraction system : 2130.6 [kg]
weight titanium undercarriage struts (four-wheel bogies) with axle 5842.2 [kg]
total weight landing gear : 10546.5 [kg] (4.6 [%]
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calculated empty weight : 116711 [kg](51.2 [%])
weight oil for 23.4 hours flying : 54.9 [kg]
unusable fuel in engine and tanks 504.8 litre fuel : 396.3 [kg]
weight lifejackets : 108.9 [kg]
weight 4 life rafts : 151.2 [kg]
weight catering : 587.4 [kg]
weight water : 810.6 [kg]
weight crew : 972 [kg]
weight crew luggage, navigation chards, flight docs (NOTOC), manuals, miscellaneous
items : 158 [kg]
operational weight empty : 119950 [kg] (52.6 [%])
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The 787's nine-abreast seating for economy provides passengers less space, particularly across the hips and shoulders, than any other jet airliner. Some observers recommended passengers avoid flying 787s with nine-abreast seating, although others suggested that the 787 is more comfortable than other airliners. (Wikipedia)
weight 242 passengers : 18634 [kg]
weight luggage : 3872 [kg]
weight cargo : 18569 [kg] (cargo + luggage/m3 belly : 131 [kg/m3])
zero fuel weight (ZFW): 161025 [kg](70.6 [%])
weight fuel for landing (2.3 hours flying) : 11340 [kg]
max. landing weight (MLW): 172365 [kg](75.6 [%])
max. fuel weight : 219022 [kg] (96.1 [%])
payload with max fuel : 96 passengers + luggage 8908 [kg]
published maximum take-off weight : 227930 [kg] (100.0 [%])
calculation : * 4 * (engine power)
power loading (Take-off) : 407 [kg/KN]
power loading (Take-off) 1 PUF: 814 [kg/KN]
max. total take-off power : 560.0 [KN]
calculation : *5* (loads)
manoeuvre load : 0.9 [g] at 9000 [m]
limit load : 2.5 [g] ultimate load : 3.8 [g] load factor : 1.4 [g]
design flight time : 6.00 [hours]
design cycles : 14835 sorties, design hours : 89010 [hours]
max. wing loading (MTOW & flaps retracted) : 605 [kg/m2]
wing stress (2 g) during operation : 116 [N/kg] at 2g emergency manoeuvre
calculation : *6* (angles of attack)
angle of attack zero lift : -1.79 ["]
max. angle of attack (stalling angle, clean) : 10.60 ["]
max. angle of attack (full flaps) : 14.80 ["]
angle of attack at economic cruise speed : 2.99 ["]
Air Austral B787-8 F-OLRB c/n 34491
calculation : *7* (lift & drag ratios
lift coefficient at angle of attack 0° : 0.16 [ ]
lift coefficient at max. speed : 0.36 [ ]
lift coefficient at max. angle of attack (clean): 1.10 [ ]
max. lift coefficient full flaps : 2.06 [ ]
drag coefficient at max. speed : 0.0310 [ ]
drag coefficient at econ. cruise speed : 0.0304 [ ]
induced drag coefficient at econ. cruise speed : 0.0086 [ ]
drag coefficient (zero lift) : 0.0217 [ ]
lift/drag ratio at econ. speed : 11.55 [ ]
calculation : *8* (speeds
take-off decision speed (V1) : 282 [km/u] (152 [kt])
take-off rotation speed (VR) : 285 [km/u] (154 [kt])
minimum unstick speed (Vmu) at TO angle 11.0 ° : 286 [km/u] (154 [kt])
lift-off speed (VLOF) : 314 [km/u] (170 [kt]) at pitch angle : 9.0 [°]
TUI B787-8 OO-LOE c/n 36426 “Pearl” climbing out
take-off safety speed (V2) : 317 [km/u] (171 [kt])
flap retraction speed (V3) at 500m (OW loaded : 223077 [kg]): 355 [km/u] (192 [kt])
steady initial climb speed (V4) : 343 [km/u] (185 [kt])
climb speed (to FL150 with 56 [%] power) : 545 [km/hr] (294 [kt])
max. endurance speed (Vbe): 549 [km/u] min. fuel/hr : 4377 [kg/hr] at height : 7010 [m]
max. range speed (Vbr): 884 [km/u] (0.84 [mach]) min. fuel consumption : 5.35 [kg/km]
at cruise height : 11582 [m]
max. cruising speed : 903 [km/hr] (488 [kt]) at 11000 [m] (power:23 [%])
max. operational speed (Mmo) : 956 [km/hr] (Mach 0.89 ) at 10000 [m] (power:29 [%])
airflow at cruise speed per engine : 582.3 [kg/s]
speed of thrust jet : 1306 [km/hr]
initial descent speed 10000 - 7315 [m]: Mach 0.72
descent speed 7315 - 3048 [m]: 537 [km/u] (290 [kt])
approach speed 3048 - 500 [m] (clean): 426 [km/u] (230 [kt])
minimum control speed (MCS) Vmca (clean): 360 [km/u] (194 [kt])
stalling speed clean at 500 [m] height at Max.Landing Weight : 172365 [kg]): 300
[km/u] (162 [kt])
TUI B787-8 PH-TFL c/n 37228 with GEnx-1B engines landing at Las Palmas (LPA), May 2024
final approach speed (landing speed) at sea-level with full flaps VREF (max. landing weight): 254 [km/u] (137 [kt])
ICAO Aircraft Approach Category (APC) : C
stalling speed at sea-level with full flaps VSO (max. landing weight): 196 [km/u] (106
[kt]
Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 A7-BCT c/n 38338 at Vienna, July 2024. It has GEnx-1B engines.
rate of climb at sea-level ROC (loaded, 56 % power) : 749 [m/min]
rate of climb at sea-level ROC (loaded, 75 % power) : 1287 [m/min]
rate of climb at 1000 [m] with 1 engine out (PUF/MTOW, 100 % power on remaining
engines) : 451 [m/min]
rate of descent from FL240 to FL100 (7315m > 3048m): 914 [m/min] (2999 [ft/min])
rate of descent during approach with landing gear extended, with use of spoilers: 457
[m/min] (8 [m/s])
calculation : *9* (regarding various performances)
high wheel pressure, can only take off from paved runways
ICAO Aerodrome Reference Code : 4E
Brake kinetic energy capacity : 3690 [KW]
Take-off field length, standard day, dry runway, at MTOW 227930kg (502500 lbs), flaps 20° : 10000 ft (3048m)
FAR TO runway length (TOFL) requirement at TOW 227930 [kg] standard day at SL
(PUF after V1): 3055 [m]
+++ FAA certification landing distance : +++
landing weight : 172365 [kg], TE flap setting : 30 [°]
runway condition : dry , landing over 50ft (15m) at threshold at sea-level
without use of thrust reversers
Landing runway length, MLW (172365kg), sea level, dry runway, flap setting 30° : 5350ft > 1630m
FAA approved landing field length at SL, dry runway : 1633 [m] (5357 [ft])
landing distance (C.A.R.) from 15 [m] at SL, wet runway: 1864 [m] (6115 [ft])
max. lift/drag ratio : 15.59 [ ]
climb to 5000 [m] with max payload : 6.18 [min]
climb to 10000 [m] with max payload : 19.00 [min]
descent time from 10000 [m] to 250 [m] : 24.33 [min]
max. ceiling fully loaded (mtow- 60 min.fuel): 223077 [kg] ) : 15100 [m]
ceiling limited by max. pressure differential 16825 [m]
max. theoretical ceiling (OWE + 60 min.fuel) : 18100 [m] with flying weight :124803
[kg] line 6179
calculation *10* (action radius & endurance)
range with max. payload: 11516 [km] with 41075.0 [kg] max. useful load (67.5 [%]
fuel)*
range with high density pax: 12874 [km] with 366 passengers (74.6 [%] fuel)*
range with typical two-class pax: 15165 [km] with 242 passengers (86.3 [%] fuel)*
Range with max payload : 5500nm > 10185 km
Range with max fuel (OEW+payload 280000 lbs > 127000 kg > payload = 7050kg) : 9500nm (17595 km)
Ferry range : 10000nm > 18520km
range with max.fuel : 17965 [km] with 12 crew and 96 passengers and 100.0 [%] fuel*
ferry range (calculated): 18598 [km] with 3 crew and zero payload (100.0 [%] fuel)*
max range theoretically with additional fuel tanks total 140264 [litre] fuel : 20318
[km]*
* calculated ranges without fuel reserves
Available Seat Kilometres (ASK) : 4331795 [paskm]
useful load with range 1000km : 41075 [kg]
useful load with range 1000km : 366 passengers
production (theor.max load): 37091 [tonkm/hour]
production (useful load): 37091 [tonkm/hour]
production (passengers): 277773 [paskm/hour]
oil and fuel consumption per tonkm : 0.131 [kg]
calculation *11* (operating cost)
fuel cost per hour (6182 [litre]):3709 [eur] (45 [pax-km/litre fuel])
fuel cost per seat 1000km flight (308 [pax] 2-class seating): 13.35 [eur/1000PK]
oil cost per hour: 9 [eur]
crew cost per hour : 1650 [eur]
list price 2024 : 256 [mln USD]
average flying hours in 1 year : 4000 [hours] technical life : 22 [year]
real average service life : 22 [years]
depreciation : 24 [years] to 10% residual value
economic hours (expected total flying hours) : 96000 [hours]
Ethiopian Airlines B787-8 ET-ASH c/n 38754 landing at Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok, July 2023
financing interest per flying hour : 1440 [EUR]
write off per flying hour : 2416 [EUR]
time between engine failure : 12638 [hr]
can continue fly on 1 engine, low risk for emergency landing for PUF
workhours per day : 12.33 [hr]
no fatalities during service life > 100%% safe
average flight hours till crash : 18.90 [mln hr] (4724 service years)
safe flight hours till fatality : 18897200 [hr] (4724.3 service years)
reservation pax liability/flying hour : 0.01 [SDR*] (0.01 [eur])
insurance cost per hour : 62 [eur] insurance rate : 0.3 [%]
engine maintenance cost per hour : 3820.3 [eur]
wing maintenance cost per hour : 138.2 [eur]
fuselage maintenance cost per hour : 41.15 [eur]
tire life (time till worn out) : 98 [cycles]
maintenance cost per hour (excluding engines): 2236 [eur]
direct operating cost per hour: 15343 [eur], DOC per km : 17.43 [eur]
DOC per seat 1000km flight (308 [pax] 2-class seating): 55.23 [eur/1000PK]
DOC per seat 1000km flight (high density seating): 46.41 [eur/1000PK]
DOC per kg cargo for a 1000km flight : 0.41 [eur/kg] (= DOC/tonkm)
passenger service charge (depart at Schiphol): 11.34 [eur]
security service charge (depart at Schiphol): 10.08 [eur]
airport take-off fee / passenger : 4.44 [eur/pax]
airport landing fee / passenger : 4.44 [eur/pax]
retour ticket price 1000km trip : 188.20 [eur/pax]
price retour ticket Schiphol-Barcelona : 218.58 [eur/pax]
Wednesday 16 January 2013 All Nippon Airways Boeing 787-8 JA804A c/n 34486
DSP Flight from Yamaguchi – Ube apt. (UBJ) (loc 33°55’48”N 131°16’36”E ) to Tokyo with 8 crew and 129 passengers. When climbing after take-off through 32000 ft a battery failure message came on accompanied by unusual smell in the cockpit. The airplane diverted to Takamatsu Airport (loc. 34°12’57”N 134°01’07”E ) where an emergency evacuation was executed. Although the main battery was damaged, it did not lead to a fire. Inspection revealed a battery fire. A similar incident in a parked Japan Airlines 787 at Boston 's Logan International Airport within the same week led the Federal Aviation Administration to ground all 787s.
First flight : December 2011. Airframe hrs : 2150 engines : RR Trent 1000. No people died in this incident, only 4 light injured during evacuation.
location : +-20km 34°02’37”N 132°43’13”E
accidents with fatalities > there have been no fatal accidents with a B787-8
Literature :
Boeing 787 Dreamliner - Wikipedia
Front Matter Template 5.0 (boeing.com)
Aircraft Performance Database > B788 (eurocontrol.int)
Hydraulics vs Pneumatics - an introduction - Mechanical Engineering
https://contentzone.eurocontrol.int/aircraftperformance/default.aspx?
https://www.boeing.com/commercial/airports/plan-manuals
rescue : https://www.boeing.com/commercial/airports/rescue-fire
Review: Biman Bangladesh Boeing 787 - SamChui.com
Nice welcome, TUI 787-8
confidence rating regarding source data : medium - all information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
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