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Boeing’s 787 Faces Critical Wing Test Today

**Update 3/29: Boeing calls initial results of new wing stress test ‘positive’** Before any new aircraft design is put into service it’s required to pass a wing stress test, which stretches the wing to 150% of the most extreme stresses it will face while in service.  Reasonable enough.  However, what I didn’t realize is that […]