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The first Boeing Co. 787 plane delivered to a commercial customer takes off for Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in Everett, Wash.![Taxis For Take Off]()
A group of Boeing employees wave as the taxis for take off.![Preparing For Takeoff]()
The plane will be operated by Japan's All Nippon Airways.![All Nippon Airways CEO]()
Shinichiro Ito, president and CEO of All Nippon Airways, waves with both hands as he stands at the doorway of the Boeing Co. 787.![Rolling Down the Tarmac]()
The 787 rolls down the tarmac in Seattle as Boeing prepares for the jetliner's maiden voyage.![787 Taxi Test]()
Boeing's 787 completes high-speed taxi testing, the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for first flight. "Our pilots told me the airplane performed beautifully," said Mike Delaney, vice president and chief project engineer for the 787. "We’re going through and analyzing the data to ensure we’re ready for first flight. From evaluations we’ve done so far, everything looks good." During the testing, the airplane reached a top speed of approximately 150 mph, and the pilots lifted the nose gear from the pavement.![Moving to Temporary Shelter]()
The second 787 Dreamliner designated for flight test is shown here in a temporary structure on Boeing’s flight line in Everett, Wash. Workers finished installing reinforcements within the side-of-body section of the airplane over the weekend.![Side of Body Testing]()
The full-scale static test airframe for the 787 Dreamliner in its fixture. In this picture, workers have just finished installing reinforcements within the side-of-body section of the airplane.![787 Low Speed Taxi Test]()
The second Boeing 787 Dreamliner, painted in the livery of launch customer ANA (All Nippon Airways), conducted three days of taxi tests in August at Paine Field airport in Everett, Wash.![787 Low Speed Taxi Test]()
The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner taxied under its own power from the Boeing flight line in Everett onto Paine Field airport on July 7 for a series of low-speed taxi tests. Captains Mike Carriker and Randy Neville took the airplane through a series of runs to test steering and braking on the airplane. Tests included rejected takeoff (RTO) braking. During testing, the airplane reached speeds just over 100 knots or 115 miles per hour.![787 Moving from Factory to Paint]()
On Sept. 9, 2009, the fourth flight-test 787 Dreamliner was moved from Boeing’s 787 final assembly bay to the program’s temporary facility at Aviation Technical Services (ATS), south of Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Boeing leased hangar space from ATS to more efficiently perform the side-of-body modifications.![787 at Final Assemby]()
The sixth and final Boeing 787 Dreamliner designated for flight test undergoes final assembly in Everett, Wash. The airplane, designated ZA006, will be powered with General Electric GEnx engines.![Post Factory Body Join]()
The sixth and final Boeing 787 Dreamliner designated for flight test undergoing final assembly in Everett, Wash. The airplane, designated ZA006, will be powered with General Electric GEnx engines.Boeing's Radical New 787 Jet
The 787 is a radical departure for Boeing: Made of lightweight composite materials, it will be quieter, produce fewer emissions and use 20 percent less fuel than comparable aircraft.
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