Boeing Starts 787 Test Aircraft Engines
Credit: LIZ MATZELLE
Boeing set the clock ticking toward first flight of the 787 next month by starting the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines on the test aircraft, ZA001, on May 21. Those Trent 1000s are configured to an interim standard for the start of flight tests, and will be superseded by an improved-build-standard...
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