777 Finishes

Boeing's 777 fatigue test airframe recently completed the equivalent of 120,000 flights, or twice its expected lifetime, at facilities in Everett, Wash. One hundred computer-controlled hydraulic actuators simultaneously applied loads to the structurally complete airframe to simulate all conditions...

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