787 Update June 15

June 15 1:26 pm

Flight crew is on BOEING 005 N787FT ready to begin a taxi test.

N787FT does a runway steering test then two high speed taxi tests on 16R to check brake and engine performance.



After the taxi tests on 16R, the 787 does a 100 knot taxi on 34L, then returns to the Boeing ramp at 2:15 pm. First flight is planned for Wednesday, June 16.


Listen to the taxi test communications, from engine start to taxi back to the ramp here