Boeing 787 Dreamliner Closer To First Flight (Update: Static Test Analysis Completed)

Boeing announced today that the static test needed to validate the “side-of-body modifications” made to the 787 has been completed. The wing and trailing edges of the airframe were subject to its limit load (around 2.5 times the force of gravity). The full test analysis should be completed within 10 days or so. Boeing has [...]