Boeing recently released a nice little video that provides an excellent look inside the first 787 Dreamliner aircraft as the plane undergoes flight testing in preparation for it's commercial debut in 2008, or in late 2009, perhaps in early 2011 (fingers crossed). Configured for data collection — not passenger service -- the interior of this plane is a jumble of water tanks, wires, electronic equipment, and exposed structure.
Dubbed ZA001, the first 787 Dreamliner entered the record books with its inaugural flight in December 2009. Since then, the Boeing Test and Evaluation team has put the plane through its paces, testing the jetliner's systems, flight controls and other performance characteristics.
Recently, ZA001 Flight Test director Scott Peterson took us onboard for a video tour. He pointed out the various pieces of testing equipment, such as the giant water tanks in the front and back of the cabin, and a cone-shaped apparatus that is suspended from the tail of the airplane.
Worth mentioning: The interior of this test 787 looks very much like the interior of a test-model Airbus A380 that Telstar Logistics toured back in 2007 -- from the water tanks and hardware racks to the flight engineers with facial hair.
Images: Boeing
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