Dreamliner Dash 9 Tests Progressing

摘要

Flutter tests of the Boeing 787-9 were due to begin as these words went to press. The tests on this, the second derivative of the Dreamliner, will concentrate on the aeroelastic characteristics of the airframe and will be followed by detailed evaluations of the primary flight control system and stability. The prototype 787-9 (ZB001, N789EX, c 41988) carried out its maiden flight on September 17 from Snohomish County Airport/ Paine Field at Everett in Washington (further to Second Dreamliner Variant Rolled Out, October, p28).