Boeing has completed the ultimate load wing-bend test on the 787 static test airframe (ZY997) at its plant in Everett, Washington. The airframer says that it applied loads to replicate 150% of the ...

A data analysis confirms that the Boeing 787’s composite wing can withstand a load 1.5 times greater than the most extreme forces the airplane is expected to experience in commercial service. The ...

Boeing said yesterday that all test requirements were "successfully met" during the 787's ultimate load wing and fuselage bending test. The manufacturer said the finding comes following "a thorough ...