COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., May 26, 2010 – The fourth Boeing 787 Dreamliner, ZA004, has been stationed in Colorado Springs, Colo., for several days for a short series of high-field-elevation tests. Earlier this month another 787 conducted touch-and-go maneuvers in Colorado Springs.
The tests, which have to be conducted at an airport with a high elevation, follow tests on the same airplane over the weekend in Mesa, Ariz., done at a low-elevation airport in hot weather.
The 787 flight test fleet, currently comprised of four airplanes, has logged more than 840 hours of flying in the last six months. Two more airplanes are expected to join the flight test fleet soon.
MESA, Ariz., May 25, 2010 – The Boeing 787 Dreamliner made its first landing at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport this weekend. ZA004, the fourth 787, is undergoing a short series of tests that require a combination of hot weather and low-altitude conditions. A crew of nearly 75 is supporting the airplane to ensure smooth operations during testing. The stay in Arizona is expected to last only a few days.
The 787 flight test fleet, currently comprised of four airplanes, has logged more than 820 hours of flying in the last six months. Two more airplanes are expected to join the flight test fleet soon.
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EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 24, 2010 – A third airplane has joined the Boeing 787 Dreamliner flight-test program.