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Boeing Details How It’s Going To Fix The 787 Dreamliner’s Battery Problems
Boeing has detailed its solution for the 787 Dreamliner’s battery problems. It involves improving the battery itself, fixing the charging system and adding another layer of protection with an added enclosure. Boeing is still committed to lithium-ion batteries and this solution will allow Boeing to continue to use them in the 787.
The 787 Dreamliner Just Took A Test Flight
No one wants to be on a plane with batteries that are liable to explode, and since Boeing grounded its 787 Dreamliners after such an incident, no one has had to be. Except for the test crew that took one into the yesterday. But don’t worry, it all turned out just fine.
FAA May Let Boeing Run Dreamliner Test Flights This Week
Since Boeing’s operational 787 Dreamliners were grounded, engineers have been trying hard to solve the problem. Now, the Seattle Times is reporting that Dreamliner test flights could start as early as this week.
Boeing Knew About The 787 Dreamliner’s Battery Problems Before It Caught Fire
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was recently grounded across the world because its lithium ion batteries would self-combust in a blaze of glory (aka the batteries melt). What’s interesting is that Boeing knew about all the battery problems in the 787 before any flight was grounded.
This Is What Went Wrong In The Boeing 787 Dreamliner
All the 787 Dreamliners — Boeing’s most advanced passenger aeroplane ever — have been grounded because of what you can see above: a melting battery made by the Japanese company GS Yuasa Corp, integrated in the aeroplane at Boeing Everett Factory, in Everett, Washington. Looks pretty bad to me.
Qantas Cancels An Order For A Jetstar Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Aviation authorities all over the world are cracking the whip at Boeing right now, ordering the grounding of its new, “super-futuristic” plane — the 787 “Dreamliner” — due to an issue with the lithium batteries that can cause fire. Qantas had 15 of the planes on order, until today.
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