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World gets first peek at Boeing '797'
The world has been given a peek at Boeing's plans for a new small twin-aisle aircraft, unofficially dubbed the 797. Boeing (BA) released the first image of its new "middle-market airplane" at the Paris Air Show on Tuesday as a teaser for what will be the company's first new airliner since its 787 Dreamliner. (money.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Nice 757 replacement. Should sell a nice number of these!
Maybe they should have called it the 787 light or 787-7 for I suspect many of the development costs and manufacturing glitches have already been incurred with the 787 program. The only question I have is what took so long.
Now if they were really smart, they'd design it such that it could share a type certification like the 757-767. Might not be possible at this stage, but it's something to hope for.
That would be a good idea... Look how long the 737 certificate has been running!
idk...now with the 787-1000, in comparison with the proposed size of the 797, they don't seem compatible but then again technology has come a long way so maybe it could be engineered to 'fee' similar in the critical areas of flight.
I hope to god they get this one right. This could make or break Boeing.
Remember the 747 almost bankrupted them, but became a very powerful icon... Remember they were trying to build the SST and was not giving the 747 the attention or resources that it needed!
Its really not anything new. They've bet the company on every new model since the 707.