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Boeing Concludes Latest Round of EcoDemonstrator Trials
Testing with 787 flight test article ZA004 deemed a success
The Boeing 787 EcoDemonstrator takes off from Boeing Field in Seattle on November 17. (Photo: Boeing)
The Boeing 787 EcoDemonstrator takes off from Boeing Field in Seattle on November 17. (Photo: Boeing)

Flight testing of Boeing’s 787 “EcoDemonstrator” ended on Wednesday following a month of trials involving 25 technologies designed to increase efficiency and reduce noise and emissions. Using 787 Dreamliner flight-test article ZA004, Boeing evaluated advances in software and connectivity, improvements in aerodynamics and flight controls, remote sensors to reduce wiring and “icephobic” wing coatings to mitigate ice accumulation.