Boeing Completes 787 Short Inlet Noise Test Flights

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The ecoDemonstrator tests built on aerodynamic evaluations of the short inlet conducted by Rolls-Royce on a Boeing 747 in 2022.

Credit: Rolls-Royce
Boeing is assessing noise data from flight tests of a 787 fitted with a modified short engine inlet duct as part of its most recent ecoDemonstrator technology demonstration program completed at the end of July. The tests were conducted with Rolls-Royce at Boeing’s Glasgow, Montana, facility under...
Guy Norris

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