G2 Solutions @ March 2, 2010 # No Comment Yet
Boeing has broken the 200 flight hour barrier on the 787 test program following successive flights today by the initial pair of workhorses - ZA001 and ZA002. The milestone was marked as ZA001 conducted its 11th flutter flight test and ZA002 performed another stability and control flight.
As of a few minutes ago, the Boeing 787 [...]
G2 Solutions @ May 29, 2009 # No Comment Yet
Guy Norris reports on today’s expected 787 tests ahead of first flight
787 - Countdown to first flight. Part 20
Boeing plans to start the first of two intermediate gauntlet tests later today (Friday May 29) on ZA001 starting with a simulated Boeing B-1 standard profile first flight. The B-1 flight, as I mentioned in an earlier [...]
G2 Solutions @ November 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
The excellent Dominic Gates provides another interesting piece analysing the recent fastener issue with 787.
Highlights:
-”A whole series of Boeing specifications governs installation of fasteners, depending on the materials being joined together. In this case, the instructions for fastening titanium to composite bewildered mechanics.”
- “Several specifications from Boeing provided ambiguous instructions and measurements that led mechanics [...]
G2 Solutions @ November 11, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Vought Aircraft assembly line is being temporarily shutdown to absorb the delays caused by the machinist strike and delays with the 787 program. This is going to get worse before we see some improvement, but not in 09, may be in 10.
Boeing 787 fuselage supplier suspends manufacturing
G2 Solutions @ October 15, 2008 # No Comment Yet
American Airlines has just announced an order for 42 789s with options for another 48. First deliveries are slated for 2012.
