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http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2009/05/video-boeing-787---za001---eng.html

It's a smoky thing. Guess it was burning out some sort of solvent or engine storage goop.

Like the frog in the video...


EVERETT, Wash., May 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA continued to make steady progress toward the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner, completing the first engine runs on the all-new airplane. The occasion marks the first all-electric start of a commercial jetliner engine on a twin-aisle commercial jetliner; the engines had been started electronically in test facilities earlier.

Engine runs began at 9:30 a.m. (PDT) today and ended 40 minutes later. During initial engine runs, the engines are started and operated at various power settings to ensure all systems perform as expected. Today's engine run test began with the Auxiliary Power System providing power to start the two Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines. Basic systems checks continued throughout the test. The engines were powered down and inspected and will be restarted following a technical review. The team completed a vibration check and monitored the shutdown logic to ensure it functioned as expected.

"We were very pleased with the performance on the engines during this test," said Scott Fancher, vice president and general manager of the 787 program. "We will now get ready for our intermediate and final gauntlet tests."
 
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The occasion marks the first all-electric start of a commercial jetliner engine on a twin-aisle commercial jetliner; the engines had been started electronically in test facilities earlier.

What does this mean? Are they using starter/generators or something similar to start the engines? Electric air pumps?
 
What does this mean? Are they using starter/generators or something similar to start the engines? Electric air pumps?
The APU supplies electric power to the electric starter/generators.
 
A friend of mine has a small, hand cranked, German turbine engine. The turbine is really just a mini APU with a generator on it. Cranking that contrary SOB is a true test of manhood. I can not even conceive of an electric motor that could start a Trent 1000.

Wonder what the starter cooling times are?
 
Yep- "Picking oil" Sure.....

I would like to know why they would use such oil of stainless steel and titanium parts.... There is not one single part in any modern jet engine that will rust.

Maybe they needed like 1500 gallons of "pickling oil" for the wammmmerflainker valve.

-Believe what you wish.

-I just hope Boeing can get it together with this plane-it looks great on paper, but they sure are striving to make it interesting.
 

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