Gauntlet Tests Ready 787 for First Flight
Credit: BOEING
The first Boeing 787 is undergoing a last phase of intensive ground simulation, or “gauntlet,” work before it starts taxi tests and revs up for the long-anticipated first flight. The final gauntlet tests at the company’s 787 factory in Everett, Wash., follow the completion of rigorous full systems...
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