During a recent "ultimate-load wing up-bending test," the 787 was subjected to loads 150 percent greater than it can expect to endure during service with the wings flexed upward by approximately ...

So the 787 has passed a crucial wing test, but I'll certainly be curious to see how the composites behave after years in service. They've done plenty of testing on that as well, but of course ...

Boeing has completed one of the more spectacular tests of the 787 Dreamliner program. The airplane maker completed the “ultimate-load wing-up bending test” on Sunday using airframe ZY997, the ...

After 10 days of engineering analysis, Boeing said Wednesday that “all test requirements were successfully met” during last month’s extreme wing-bend test on the 787 Dreamliner.

On the Boeing video of the test, Mark Jenks, vice president of 787 development, said the break occurred in the wing box exactly where engineers predicted. The 50-foot-long wing box weighs about ...

The jet's wing flex allows the aircraft to withstand challenging outside conditions while limiting disturbance for passengers ...

But once that limit has been reached during a test on the ground, it is not necessary to bend the wing farther. ... The 787 wing-break test would be done in the Everett factory.

Boeing Co. said the results of a key airworthiness test for its long-delayed 787 are "positive," but it will be weeks before the aircraft maker can say whether it's a ...

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Boeing Co said on Monday that operators of its 787 Dreamliner jetliners have experienced paint peeling issues on wing and horizontal stabilizer surfaces due to ultraviolet radiation exposure, and ...