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Ominous skies at Boeing South Carolina, about 25 minutes prior to the 787-10's first flight
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The 787-10 begins taxiing to the runway for takeoff.
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The 787-10 taxis side-by-side with an Air Force C-130 while on its way to the runway.
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A look inside the cockpit at the test pilots while the Boeing 787-10 taxis to the runway.
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The flight took off at 9:30 a.m. local time and landed at 2:35 p.m., just over five hours later.
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Takeoff
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Takeoff
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Flight tracker 3 hours into the flight.
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Air-to-air footage of the 787-10 flight
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Air-to-air footage of the 787-10 flight
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Air-to-air footage of the 787-10 flight, which reached 20,000 ft. at a speed of 383 kts., or 441 mph.
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Coming in for a landing.
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Coming in for a landing.
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Coming in for a landing.
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Getting ready to touch down.
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The 787-10 passes by the Dreamlifter after landing.
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Flight track.
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The 787-10 being towed back to the hanger after completing the flight.
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Veteran test pilots were Tim Berg and Mike Bryan.
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In a post-flight press conference test pilots Tim Berg and co-pilot Mike Bryan said they “enjoyed the whole day. “Berg said, “We had a great plan, we had a great team, and we had a great jet. We did exactly what we wanted to and it performed exactly like we thought it would. And that’s about as perfect as it gets for a test pilot.”
The first Boeing 787-10, BOE1, completed its first flight from the Boeing facility in North Charleston, South Carolina, on March 31. The flight took off at 9:30 a.m. local time and landed at 2:35 p.m., just over five hours later. Boeing test & evaluation captains Tim Berg and Mike Bryan piloted the aircraft. The flight reached 20,000 ft. at a speed of 383 kts., or 441 mph.