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Boeing Making Progress on Key 787 Milestones

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Boeing swears that it’s going to have the first 787 Dreamliner up in the air before the end of that year, and despite a series of delays and schedule adjustments, the company seems to be making progress.

According to Flightblogger, Boeing CEO Jim McNerney confirmed that the company had reached an crucial milestone – the first movement of the plane’s hydraulic systems, including the 787’s ailerons, rudder, flaperons, and some of its spoilers.

During Boeing’s earnings conference call yesterday (the company didn’t have a great quarter), McNerney pointed out that in addition to the successful hydraulics experiment, Boeing had additionally completed a pop quiz on the 787’s horizontal stabilizer, and final

month wrapped up its Power On checking.

Power On is a complex series of procedures that degree the
integrity of the plane’s electrical systems, and while it’s no cakewalk
to understand, Boeing has put together an excellent interactive website that helps demystify it.

Next up? Boeing will continue to run functional systems tests on the
plane, including retraction and stowage of its landing gear. First flight is scheduled to take place sometime within October and the end of the year.

Photo: Boeing Media

Original post by Dave Demerjian