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TAKE-OFF CLIMB (to FL 150) CLIMB (to FL 240) MACH CLIMB CRUISE INITIAL DESCENT (to FL 240) DESCENT (to FL 100) APPROACH LANDING INITIAL CLIMB (to 5000 ft) CLIMB (to FL 240) CLIMB (to FL 150) DESCENT (to FL 100)

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TAKE-OFF MTOW: WTC: RECAT-EU: - Distance: V2 (IAS): - - INITIAL CLIMB (to 5000 ft) IAS: ROC: - - CLIMB (to FL 240) IAS: ROC: - - CLIMB (to FL 150) IAS: ROC: - - MACH CLIMB MACH: ROC: - - CRUISE MACH: Ceiling: - - TAS: - Range: - INITIAL DESCENT (to FL 240) MACH: - ROD: - DESCENT (to FL 100) IAS: - ROD: - APPROACH IAS: - MCS: - ROD: - LANDING Vat (IAS): - APC: - Distance: - - -

Take-off

V2 (IAS) 165 kts

Distance 2820 m

WTC H

RECAT-EU Upper Heavy

MTOW 228000 kg

Initial climb (to 5000ft)

IAS 190 kts

ROC 2700 ft/min

Climb (to FL 150)

IAS 290 kts

ROC 2000 ft/min

Climb (to FL 240)

IAS 290 kts

ROC 1500 ft/min

MACH climb

MACH 0.79

ROC 1500 ft/min

Cruise

TAS 470 kt

MACH 0.85

Ceiling FL 430

Range 8000 NM

Initial Descent (to FL 240)

MACH 0.84

ROD 2600 ft/min

Descent (to FL 100)

IAS 300 kt

ROD 2800 ft/min

Approach

IAS 240 kt

ROD 1500 ft/min

MCS 220 kt

Landing

Vat (IAS) 140 kt

Distance 1520 m

APC C

Type of Aircraft

Type

L2J

APC

C

WTC

H

RECAT-EU

Upper Heavy

Technical

Wing Span

52 m

Length

56.7 m

Height

16.9 m

Power plant

2x 280kN General Electric GEnx or 2x 280kN Rolls-Royce Trent 1000

Performance Similarity

No data

Recognition

Wing position

Low wing

Engine position

Underwing mounted

Tail configuration

Regular tail (Dihedral)

Landing gear

Tricycle retractable

Recognition similarity

No data

Supplementary

IATA

no data

Accommodation

2 flight crew and between 210 and 250 passengers.

Notes

The 787 is the first airliner being an all composite fuselage. Its variants seat 242 to 335 passengers in typical three-class seating configurations. The 787 was designed to be 20% more fuel-efficient than the Boeing 767. In operations since 2011, 357 aircraft delivered (November 2018).

Alternative names

  • 787-8 BBJ

  • Dreamliner (Srs.8)