Photo Gallery: The first flight of Boeing's 787-10

Linda Blachly March 31, 2017
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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.

Linda Blachly

Linda Blachly is Senior Associate Editor for Air Transport World and Aviation Week. She joined the company in July 2010 and is responsible for producing features for Air Transport World’s monthly magazine and engaging content for the aviationweek.com. She is based in the Washington DC office.