This is the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for first flight, tentatively scheduled for Tuesday from Paine Field in Everett.
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Dec. 14, 2009 at 3:38pm 787 may fly tomorrowBoeing completed high-speed taxi tests on the first 787 Dreamliner over the weekend. This is the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for first flight, tentatively scheduled for Tuesday from Paine Field in Everett. "Our pilots told me the airplane performed beautifully," said Mike Delaney, vice president and chief project engineer for the 787. "We're going through and analyzing the data to ensure we're ready for first flight. From evaluations we've done so far, everything looks good." Video of the high-speed taxi test is available on the Web as will be tomorrow's first flight. Plenty more in the Archives The comments function of the Business Examiner community is meant to encourage conversations and spark ideas about business issues in the South Sound. The feature is free and open to members of the public who register basic log in information. Comments should be concise, on topic and avoid attacks, profanity or abusive language or content. Comments that are deemed to violate this policy will be removed. |
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