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Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Takes Flight

Posted by kdawson on from the million-lines-of-code-on-the-wing dept.

Bordgious and a number of other readers sent word of the 787 Dreamliner's first flight after two years of delays. The four-hour test kicks off nine months of airborne testing. Aviation Week has video of the test flight and a timeline of the 787's development. Here is the flight path. 840 of the planes are on order now, down from a high of 910, as some customers canceled orders due to the delays.

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  1. Re:LOL. by ThatsLoseNotLoose · · Score: 5, Insightful

    the A380 was delivered 2 years ahead of the 787

    Yeah. Airbus runs a flawless operation.

    "The first A380 was delivered to Singapore Airlines in October — 18 months behind schedule after billions of dollars in cost overruns for planemaker Airbus."

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23689448/