Aero-News: Quote of the Day

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"There is plenty of work to be done between now and first flight, but with every step forward we grow more and more confident."

Source: Pat Shanahan, vice president and general manager of the 787 program, following Boeing's completion of the 'Power On' sequence for the first 787 Dreamliner, marking the completion of the next major milestone on the path to first flight later this year.'Power On' is a complex series of tasks and tests that bring electrical power onto the airplane and begin to exercise the use of the electrical systems. The 787 is a more-electric airplane with the pneumatic, or bleed air, system being totally replaced by electronics.

FMI: www.boeing.com