Does anyone know the latest news on the 787?

[Steve M]

I don't know more than I last read that the battery fires were blamed on the battery chargers over charging. I am interested too.

[wifesaysno]

http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.asp ... 540545.xml

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Re ... 055-1.html

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/NT ... 069-1.html

http://www.avweb.com/blogs/insider/AVwe ... 058-1.html

The thing that really blows me away right now about the 787 is Boeing is continuing production! It is a very bad business idea to keep producing very expensive product that is flawed in an unknown way when you cannot get paid for the product!!!!

There you go,

Tailwinds,
Adam

[expat]

Latest news is here

Matt

[ViperPilot]

From the Aviation Week article:

"... In the case of the auxiliary power unit (APU) main battery which caught fire in the JAL aircraft, the unit is connected through the large motor power system in which a controller handles the input from the 235-volt alternating current (VAC) starter/generators on the main engines, external power (from the ground) and the battery itself. The forward (main) battery, which is the focus for the ANA investigation, is connected to the electrical system via a 28-volt direct current (VDC)/235-VAC power converter. The charger system was developed by Tucson, Ariz.-based Securaplane, which bills itself as a