ZA006’s first 1h and 4min in the sky are in the bag, clocking in a bit shorter than first anticipated due to a liquid cooling leak, programe sources indicate. Liquid cooling is used to moderate the temperature of the 787’s more-electric architecture. The squawk – or maintenance issue – occurred while the second GEnx-1B powered 787 was cruising at 39,000 ft. The aircraft returned without incident to Boeing Field at 12:45 PM PT. Boeing did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
Video of the taxi test and take off are available at the KPAE blog.
Photo Credit Joe Walker
This post was originally published to the internet between 2007 and 2012. Links, images, and embedded media from that era may no longer function as intended.
This post originally appeared at Flightglobal.com from 2007 to 2012.