Flight-Test Team Fakes Out 787’s Sophisticated Systems

Guy Norris (Everett, Wash.), Michael Mecham (Everett, Wash.) May 04, 2009

Boeing flight-test engineers working on the 787 in the runup to first flight are learning how to deal with a “smart” aircraft that is hard to “trick” into simulated flight conditions, says Flight-Test Operations Director Frank Rasor. Boeing is officially saying first flight will occur the end of...

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