Safran's contribution to the BOEING 787 DREAMLINER
Safran's contribution to the BOEING 787 DREAMLINER










GEnx-1B engine
low-pressure compressorsVia CFAN1, Safran (Safran Aircraft Engines) manufactures the composite fan blades for the twin GEnx-1B engines low-pressure compressors powering the Boeing 787 Dreamliner long-haulers.
1 CFAN is a 50/50 Safran Aircraft Engines and GE joint ventureGEnx-1B FADEC
Safran1 (Safran Electronics & Defense) designed, phased in and supplies the latest-generation FADEC 4 (Full Authority Digital Engine Control) systems on the twin GEnx-1B engines powering Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
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1 Within the FADEC Alliance, a 50/50 FADEC International and GE joint ventureWiring
Safran (Safran Electrical & Power) supplies the full electrical wiring system for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, and handles the full production, engineering and program management chain. Safran Electrical & Power fits almost 3,500 connectors interlinking 104 km of wiring on each aircraft, along with the electrical panels, junction boxes and landing gear conduits.
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Safran (Safran Landing Systems) designed the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's main landing gear and nose gear, manufactures the systems and provides support. Some of the components — for example the main landing gear's inner cylinder — are made of titanium, a first in the industry.
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Photo : © Adrien Daste / SafranElectric braking systems and wheels
Safran (Safran Landing Systems) equips the Boeing 787 Dreamliner's main landing gear with carbon brakes and EBACs (Electrical Brake Actuation Controllers), a remarkable technological breakthrough. It also supplies the long-haul jetliner's main and nose landing gear wheels.
Learn moreOil filters
The filters on the twin GEnx-1B engines powering the Boeing 787 Dreamliner were purpose-engineered and are manufactured by Safran (Safran Filtration Systems).
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Safran (Safran Ventilation Systems) supplies the cabin air distribution systems on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner long-hauler.
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Safran (Safran Aerosystems) equips Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft with water and waste management systems (lavatories, fluid management systems, etc.).
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Safran (Safran Seats) supplies passenger seats on Boeing 787 Dreamliner long-range airliners.
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Evacuation slides
Safran (Safran Aerosystems) equips Boeing 787 aircraft with emergency evacuation slides.
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Life jackets
The life jackets on board Boeing 787 are provided by Safran (Safran Aerosystems).
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