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Tue, Sep 18, 2018

Boeing Rolls Out First 777X

Airplane Will Be Used For Static Testing, Will Never Fly

The first Boeing 777X widebody airplane has been rolled out of the factory in Everett, WA. But this airplane is not destined for delivery to an airline, or even a flight test fleet.

Instead, the first of the new variant of the airplane will undergo 12 months of static testing to evaluate the load-bearing components of its airframe and wing.

Television station WFAA reports that the wings of the new Triple-7 are manufactured at an automated composite wing center.

Boeing has the first test flight aircraft under assembly. For additional 777X airplanes are being produced for the full flight test program.

On his LinkedIn page, Boeing Vice President of Global Brand Marketing Jerry Verghese said a sixth airplane will be used for fatigue testing.

Boeing says it is on track to delivery the first 777X to its launch customer in 2020. The plane was first introduced at the Dubai Airshow in 2013, and Boeing has 326 orders for the new variant on the books.

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