B789
BOEING 787-9 Dreamliner
BOEING 787-9 Dreamliner
Aircraft
Name
787-9 Dreamliner
Manufacturer
Body
Wide
Wing
Fixed Wing
Position
Low wing
Tail
Regular tail (Dihedral)
WTC
H
APC
C
Type Code
L2J
Aerodrome Reference Code
4E
RFF Category
9
Engine
Jet
Engine Count
Multi
Position
Underwing mounted
Landing gear
Tricycle retractable
Manufactured as
BOEING Dreamliner (Srs.9)
BOEING 787-9 Dreamliner
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B789
In development, early production aircraft manufactured by Boeing. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is a long range, mid-sized, wide-body, twin-engine jet airliner.
The B789 is a member of the B787 series of aircraft.
Technical Data
Wing span (metric)
60.10 m
Length (metric)
62.80 m
Height (metric)
16.90 m
Powerplant
2 x GEnx-1B (320 kN) or
2 x R-R Trent 1000 (320 kN) turbofans.
Engine Model(s)
General Electric GEnx
Rolls-Royce Trent 1000
Indicative Performance Data
Take-Off
V2
n/a
Distance
n/a
MTOW
253000 kg
Initial Climb (to 5000 ft)
IAS
n/a
ROC
n/a
Initial Climb (to FL150)
IAS
n/a
ROC
n/a
Initial Climb (to FL240)
IAS
n/a
ROC
n/a
MACH Climb
MACH
n/a
ROC
n/a
Cruise
TAS
490 kts
MACH
0.85
Ceiling
430
Range
8300 NM
Initial Descent (to FL240)
MACH
n/a
ROD
n/a
Descent (to FL100)
IAS
n/a
ROD
n/a
Descent (FL100 & below)
IAS
n/a
MCS
n/a
ROD
n/a
Approach
Vapp (IAS)
n/a
Distance
n/a
Accidents & Serious Incidents involving
What Links Here (19)
- 19754
- 19832
- 19868
- 19878
- 19902
- 19931
- 19939
- B789 / A388, Singapore, 2017
- B789, en-route, eastern Belgium, 2017
- B789, Tel Aviv Israel, 2018
- B789, London Gatwick UK, 2018
- B789 / B773, Delhi India, 2017
- B789 / C172, en-route, northwest of Madrid Spain, 2017
- 32095
- B789, Oslo Norway, 2018
- B789, en-route, west of Swansea UK, 2020
- B789, London Heathrow UK, 2020
- 32450
- 32503
