Boeing Uses New Test For 787 Batteries

Credit: Boeing
Boeing says a more robust “abuse” test that it performed on the upgraded 787 lithium-ion batteries satisfies the safety conditions issued by the FAA during the initial certification of the aircraft. Speaking at the NTSB’s two-day investigative hearing into the Jan. 7 battery failure on a Japan...

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