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 ...

Boeing completed the ultimate-load wing up-bending test on the 787 static test aircraft over the weekend. "During the testing, loads were applied to the airframe to replicate 150% of the most extreme ...

Boeing has announced the 787 aircraft’s composite fuselage barrel completed ultimate load testing, a key milestone on the path toward first flight. The Chicago-based airframer’s engineers are now ...

A data analysis confirms that the Boeing 787’s composite wing can withstand a load 1.5 times greater than the most extreme forces the airplane is expected to experience in commercial service. The ...