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Boeing Completes Ultimate-Load Wing Test on 787

Boeing yesterday completed the ultimate-load wing-

Boeing yesterday completed the ultimate-load wing-bending test on the 787 Dreamliner static test unit, the company announced. The tests subjected the airframe to loads meant to replicate 150 percent of the most extreme forces the airplane would ever experience while in service. The wings flexed upward by some 25 feet during the test.