Boeing 787 Is Dreaming Of A Flight Christmas And Might Just Get It
We had our doubts and definitely enjoyed using the '7-Late-7' nickname, but Boeing’s next generation passenger jet might be getting off the ground sooner than initially thought. Of course the test flight is years over schedule overall, but the plane might just be slightly ahead of its revised schedule. The most recent estimate was for a first test flight on December 22, but now the plane might just take-off as early as next week.
The window for the first flight for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner will open on December 15. It’s not set in stone, and we kind of have doubts about that day, but to have the thing fly anytime next week would be pretty sweet. The plane has pretty much passed all of the on-the-ground tests, but there are just a few final tests left—aren’t there always? Boeing also needs to get some kind of experimental approval thing from the US Federal Aviation Administration—probably a lot of paperwork and cash to get one of those.
The test flight would only take about three hours, but we’re sure it will feel like much longer than that to the pilot and crew taking the plane up in the air for the very first time. It’ll still be quite some time before we’re buying tickets to fly aboard the composite material airplane, but we’re excited nonetheless.
Related Stories:
· Boeing Says Dreamliner Could Fly on Dec 15
[Reuters]
· We May Just See The '7-Late-7' Fly For Christmas [Jaunted]
· Airline News coverage [Jaunted]
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