Salehpour claims that Boeing took shortcuts while building the 787 and 777 jets to save money and reduce bottlenecks during the assembly process. He says sections of the main body, or fuselage ...
Drag-reducing riblets have been applied directly to the paint covering the fuselage of JAL’s Boeing 787-9. Credit: Japan Airlines A Japan Airlines (JAL) Boeing 787-9 with drag-reducing riblet ...