Boeing Finishes First 7E7 Composite Piece

Boeing completed its first full-scale development 7E7 composite component, a test article that is 22 feet long and almost 19 feet wide. The airframer used a computerized lay-down of composite tape on a mold, mounted the mold on a tool to rotate the barrel and applied the tape. Boeing then wrapped...

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