Posts Tagged ‘first flight’

Boeing’s 787 has completed final high-speed taxi tests and is all set for first flight! The maiden voyage will be documented online of course. The live webcast is to begin today at 9:40 AM PST (17:40 GMT) at the following webpage: Boeing 787 Dreamliner First Flight Just click “Webcast” in the top right corner to [...]

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 [...]