So to is July 5, 2007, right? 7/5/07, if you live in the U.S. Given the date, the byline linked to below at supercomputingonline.com is just a bit confusing then. Here's my problem...
I've some friends who work for Boeing Aircraft here in Seattle. They have told me that the Dreamliner won't even be unveiled until July 8, 2007 (7/8/07, get it? The 787 unveiled on 7-8-7? Never mind...) Flight tests won't be for a while, and the first delivery isn't scheduled until May 2008.
So aren't the guys at supercomputingonline.com jumping the gun a bit when they call the Dreamliner a "highly successful aircraft"? We haven't even seen the thing yet - until 7/8/07, it's vaporware. Highly successful vaporware, to be sure...
800,000 Simulation Hours Helped Create Design For Highly Successful Commercial Aircraft
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