Airliners.net Civil Aviation: 787 First Design � Pure Marketing?

Airliners.net Civil Aviation: 787 First Design � Pure Marketing?: "Same thing happens in the world of automotive design. A concept car is showcased at a major autoshow and two years later a production version is released. More often than not the production version does not carry many of the eye-popping elements of the concept. The realities of large scale production, platform sharing, and intervention by engineers and accountants heavily influence this process"