BOEING CONFIRMS SUCCESS ON 787 WING, FUSELAGE ULTIMATE LOAD TEST

KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- Boeing said that all test requirements
were successfully met during the 787 Dreamliner's ultimate load wing and
fuselage bending test.

This follows a thorough analysis of the results from a test on the 787
static test airframe, it said in a statement Thursday.

"Successfully completing this test is a critical step in the certification
of the 787. This is further validation that the 787 performs as expected, even
in the most extreme circumstances," said Scott Fancher, Vice President and
General Manager of the 787 Programme for Boeing Commercial Airplanes.

On March 28, loads were applied to the test unit to replicate 150 per cent
of the most extreme forces the airplane is ever expected to experience while in
service.

The wings were flexed upward by approximately 25 feet (7.6 metres) during
the test and the fuselage was pressurized to 150 per cent of its maximum normal
operating condition.

In evaluating the success criteria for the test, Boeing specialists have
been poring over the thousands of data points collected during the test to
ensure that all parts of the airplane performed as expected.

"The airframe performed as designed and retained the required structural
integrity. These results continue to validate the design of the 787 as we move
toward certification," Fancher said.

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