Boeing Begins Analysis Of 787 Fatigue Tests

Credit: Boeing
LOS ANGELES —Boeing has completed a five-year fatigue test of the 787 airframe, validating the basic strength of the predominantly composite primary structure and helping to define maintenance and inspections to cover the aircraft’s full projected-service lifetime. The tests, which began in...

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