787 First Flight Preview: After A Long Wait, The 787 Is Poised To Fly

Boeing will cover just the basic flight envelope when its 787-8 takes to the skies for the first time, which as of Monday evening was scheduled to fly today. But this jet, the first conceived and built in the 21st Century, is anything but basic. The design uses a composite airframe, advanced engines...

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