AviationGeeks.com - Boeing disperses 787 test fleet

Boeing's 787 test fleet has fanned out from its home base in Seattle, Washington as the type pushes through certification toward its revised mid-first quarter 2011 first delivery to All Nippon Airways.

ZA001 recently completed runway takeoff and landing performance stability and control (S&C) evaluations at Edwards Air Force Base in southern California, as well as wet runway trials at Roswell, New Mexico. ZA001 transitioned to southern California on 16 August and recently returned to Roswell on 2 September ahead of planned rejected take off testing. Testing at Edwards Air Force Base included velocity minimum unstick (Vmu) testing that saw the aircraft's tail scrape along the runway on takeoff roll to determine the minimum flying speed of the 787 at different configurations.

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