Boeing completes 787 flight testing for Rolls-Royce aircraft

ANA (All Nippon Airways) Boeing 787-881 Dreamliner N1006F (JA803A) (ZA102) (msn 34486) PAE (Nick Dean), originally uploaded by Airliners Gallery.

Boeing (Chicago) completed all flight tests required for type certification of the 787-8 Dreamliner with Rolls-Royce engines on July 13, 2011. The final flight occurred on July 13 onboard the pictured N1006F (ZA102), the ninth 787 to be built. Captain Mike Carriker, chief pilot for the 787 program, brought ZA102 back to its home base at Paine Field in Everett at 1:58 p.m. (1358) (Pacific time) following a 90 minute flight that originated in Billings, Montana. During the flight, the 14-person crew completed simulations of a dispatch with a failed generator and failed fuel flow indication.

Video highlights of 787 flight testing can be found at: http://youtu.be/9yRmwGMNuDo.

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