16 Curious facts that you probably did not know about Boeing 787

Today we present you 16 curious facts that you probably didn't knowíace over the magnícool and modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

In this special delivery we have had the participationón of Santiago Coba, Boeing Maintenance Instructor 787 Chicago-based United, with whom we have spoken to get to know meás about him 787.

the grandfatherón in commercial service más modern Boeing revolutionó the way of traveling thanks to new technologiesías, components and materials, but surely many of you do not knowán some of the very interesting facts that we are going to share today.

16 data that I didn't knowías del Boeing 787

Let's see, let her flyón isá full of curiosities and informationón what howúWe don't really know her, an example the hole in aircraft window, the RAT or the hooks on the wings of some planes, but today we are going to go más allá and we will delve into the Boeing 787 with 15 fun facts. we start:

1. the grandfatherón isá made a 53% the plástic: Plácarbon fiber coated plasticón – a composite material.
2. The windows of the avión its one 30% más big and have curtainséctrics.
3. Cockpit windows do NOT open.
4. the grandfatherón is a “Fly-by-Wire” there is not a single cable to control control surfaces – everything is himéctric/digital.
5. first avióno commercial in using Fiber Óoptics to carry informationón críflight ethics: there is a mile of fiber ófirst inside the avión.
6. The brakes are theéelectric – with actuatorséelectric – Therefore they work based on cácalculation of a computer dedicated to them.
7. In the engines álabes are handmade with carbon fiberón.
8. The constructionón in carb fiberón eliminates almost 2000 pounds of weight in rivets.
9. Carb fiberón and aluminum don't get along, they are bad neighbors. corrodedón of aluminum, therefore titanium is the preferred metal to use, when metal is required.
10. The landing gear brackets of the models 787-8 manufactured before 2014 spaghettién carb fiber soundón – They look like dinosaur leg bones..
11. In the bathroomsñThere is a sensor where you pass your hand and “pull the chain” without bumping into it.
12. Wings twist or flex normally in upward flight – until 3 meters – due to the flexibility of the carbon fiberón – the mámaximum flexibility is up to EIGHT meters.
13. The brain of the birdón sound 16 computers (like laptops) in two cabinets in the electrical compartmentósingle forward.
14. Único avión that uses fluid -líliquid like the radiator fluid in your car-, to cool electronic componentsóunique in the electrical compartmentóonly rear.
15. Does not have “Circuit Breakers” físicos in the cockpit, all of them are electricóunique and can be controlled on the screens in this cabin.
16. United Airlines meet this fleet (787) like the princess of plástic.

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