787 First Flight Video

[Quiet Flight]

http://www.kirotv.com/news/21967692/detail.html

http://www.kirotv.com/video/21974146/index.html

Ground and air based clips.

 

[ImbracableCrunk]

That T-33 chaseplane was really working to stay with the Boeing on the T/O roll.

Thanks for the links.

 

[airplane wizard]

Lots of wing flex. Are those composite? How close were they to MGTOW?

 

[GuppyWN]

DANG that's a lot of wing flex. Wait until you see it at FL410 heavy and in the bumps.

Yikes.

Gup

 

[DrewBlows]

Lots of wing flex. Are those composite? How close were they to MGTOW?

What a pretty airplane! I'm guessing the wings will flex less when they are full of fuel...

 

[Minimaniac]

The wings have a built-in upward curve, which is only amplified when the wings are generating lift. On the ground, you can see an unusual upward curve to the wing while at rest.

Way to go, Boeing!

 

[ableone]

I will wait for it to pass the 150% ultimate load test before I stand under the thing.

 

[propsarebest]

I will wait for it to pass the 150% ultimate load test before I stand under the thing.

It already did that.

 

[SuperFLUF]

Lots of wing flex. Are those composite? How close were they to MGTOW?

Yes, the wings are mostly composite.

I believe the takeoff wt was around 390,000lbs, (MGTOW somewhere around 500,000lbs).

Not sure I would want to fly on one of these when they start getting old?

 

[ableone]

It already did that.

No, it has not. That test will not occur until next year.

 

[C601]

It already did that.

Boeing completed limit load testing which flexed the wings on another 787 to a deflection of over 17 feet (120-130%), considerably exceeding the test requirement which only called for the wing to be flexed to 100% of limit loads a 787 would encounter in service.

 

[tomgoodman]

Selling the airplane

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vHiYA6Dmws

 

[ableone]

Boeing completed limit load testing which flexed the wings on another 787 to a deflection of over 17 feet (120-130%), considerably exceeding the test requirement which only called for the wing to be flexed to 100% of limit loads a 787 would encounter in service.

The certification requirement is 150%. This test is scheduled to occur in January or February. If it does not get to 150% it does not get certified.

 

[jonjuan]

777 failure at 154% with video.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe9PVaFGl3o

 

[Zdriver]

Boeing 787 150% wing load test
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsjTn1z3PSQ

 

[ableone]

That was a half span engineering test.

They were working up to the full scale 150% certification test but they had a failure at the fuselage join and had to do some re-engineering.

The 150% certification test has not yet taken place.