Flying the Boeing 787

by Gib Vogel

Overview

Since its first flight on 15 December 2009, the Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' has been the most sophisticated airliner in the world. It uses many advanced new technologies to offer unprecedented levels of performance with minimal impact on the environment. Flying the Boeing 787 gives a pilot's eye view of what it is like to fly this remarkable machine. It takes the reader on a trip from Tokyo to Los Angeles as the flight crew see it, from pre-flight planning, through all the phases of the flight to shut-down at the parking stand many thousands of miles from the departure point. Lavishly illustrated with specially taken photographs of the B787's controls and instruments, this book will be of interest not just to commercial pilots, but to all aviation enthusiasts: it gives an insight into a world normally hidden for the flying public, at the technical and operational cutting edge of commercial flying. Gives a pilot's eye view of flying this remarkable machine - the Boeing 787 'Dreamliner'. Also an insight into a world normally hidden from the flying public, at the technical and operational cutting edge of commercial flying. Lavishly illustrated with 176 specially-taken colour photographs of the B787's controls and instruments.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781847976369
Publisher:	Crowood Press, The
Publication date:	08/31/2013
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	128
File size:	51 MB
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About the Author

Captain Gib Vogel is an experienced A380 captain. He has been in aviation for more than thirty years and has been a Boeing 747 captain for fourteen years.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Chapter 1 Flight Preparation 7

Chapter 2 Birth of the B787 20

Chapter 3 Pre-Departure Preparation 33

Chapter 4 Engine Start and Taxi 61

Chapter 5 Departure 75

Chapter 6 Cruise 87

Chapter 7 Descent and Landing 98

Boeing 787 Specifications 119

List of Abbreviations 121

Index 124

Flying the Boeing 787