Boeing completes ultimate-load test on 787 static test aircraft's wings
Boeing completed the ultimate-load wing up-bending test on the 787 static test aircraft over the weekend. "During the testing, loads were applied to the airframe to replicate 150% of the most extreme forces the airplane is ever expected to experience while in service," it said. "The wings were...
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