Aircraft
Boeing 777X Undergoes First High-Speed Wind Tunnel Tests
High-speed wind tunnel tests for the Boeing 777X started last week at the company’s transonic wind tunnel in Seattle, Boeing announced Wednesday.
A model of the 777X undergoes high-speed wind tunnel testing in Seattle. (Photo: Boeing)
A model of the 777X undergoes high-speed wind tunnel testing in Seattle. (Photo: Boeing)

High-speed wind tunnel tests for the Boeing 777X started last week at the company’s transonic wind tunnel in Seattle, Boeing announced Wednesday. Last month, engineers started wind tunnel tests at QinetiQ's facility in Farnborough, UK, where testing of the low-speed performance of the airplane continues.