Boeing used WH002 for artificial ice shape tests—some of which are seen on the empennage leading edges—in 2025.
Credit: Bill Westbrook/Boeing
It has been a long and torturous road, but Boeing’s exhaustive 777-9 certification program is entering its final key stages ahead of planned service entry in 2027. The latest package of work underway as part of the FAA’s multi-phase Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) certification process is...
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