Aviation News Item: 00677

9th Jun 2009

Source: ubmaviationnews.com

Boeing has completed the intermediate gauntlet phase of testing on the first 787. During the testing, pilots and engineers simulated multiple scenarios using all systems as if the aircraft were in flight, including power, avionics and flight controls. Test scenarios ranged from standard flights to single and multiple systems failures during flights. Intermediate gauntlet testing included about one week's worth of operations on the 787 and hundreds of discrete test conditions.

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