THE WINGS OF
THE WINGS OF the new Boeing 777 transport successfully passed the FAA-required 150% maximum commercial flight load test at Boeing on Jan. 14. Overall, the 2.5-hr. static destruction test bent the wings approximately 25 ft. each before they snapped under a load of 500,000 lb. at the forecast failure...
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