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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Boeing has completed the ultimate load wing-bend test on the 787 static test airframe (ZY997) at its plant in Everett, Washington. The airframer says that it applied loads to replicate 150% of the ...

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 ...

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

Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner has successfully completed a redo of the wing test that the jet failed last May, and now looks set to fly before Christmas, according to two ...

CHICAGO, April 7 (Reuters) - Boeing Co <BA.N> on Wednesday said it has met all the requirements during the ultimate load wing and fuselage bending test for its long-awaited 787 Dreamliner.

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.

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Boeing Co. BA, +0.22% said Sunday it completed its ultimate-load wing up-bending test on the 787 Dreamliner with "positive" initial results. The aerospace company said ...