Prototype 7E7 Fuselage Section Proves It Can Be Built

Starting with one of the more complex parts, Boeing has completed the first full-scale prototype of a one-piece composite fuselage section for the 7E7 using methods intended for economical aviation manufacturing. "The question is not technical viability, but how to manufacture it at commercial cost...

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