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Boeing suspends testing of 777X aircraft
Boeing Co on Saturday announced it had suspended testing of its new widebody 777X aircraft as media reports said a cargo door failed in a ground stress test (uk.reuters.com) さらに...
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they are testing, they have not stopped testing, they cannot cease testing because they want to make the aircraft safe so they can sell it. New tests will in due course be done and when the tests are done Lufthansa will get their new planes and boeing can begin to wipe the egg off their faces.The days of overbuilding components, like in case of the c-47/DC-3 are long gone, so that particular subcontractor goes back to the drawing board, err computer screen and begins anew.
It doesn't say "stopped" testing. If you could read, you'd see it says "suspended" testing. They can't continue testing until they investigate what went wrong and take remedial action. That should be obvious.
The stopped Load testing the 777X they are still testing the other systems etc.. They dont know when they will get back to actually load testing the aircraft due to the cargo door failure.
Actually it was final load tests, so yes, other testing is suspended. Probably not for long thou, as it seems it was an actual "over" test. I think Boeing, and I hope I'm incorrect, thinks this airframe can behave like the 787. Aluminum alloys do not behave like composite materials such as carbon fiber.
Boeing's own media release says: "...an issue arose that required the team to suspend testing."
And: "The testing issue occurred during the final minutes of the test, at approximately 99 percent of the final test loads, and involved a depressurization of the aft fuselage."
And: "The static airplane has been successfully undergoing testing since June, and this was the final test for the static test article." What else are they "still testing"?
More than just the door failed, by the way. The rear fuselage broke and that let the door burst free.
And: "The testing issue occurred during the final minutes of the test, at approximately 99 percent of the final test loads, and involved a depressurization of the aft fuselage."
And: "The static airplane has been successfully undergoing testing since June, and this was the final test for the static test article." What else are they "still testing"?
More than just the door failed, by the way. The rear fuselage broke and that let the door burst free.
What a troll headline ... the headline of the article actually reads ... Boeing suspends Load Testing on 777x.. then as you read on... suspends load testing while the door which failed the test - is beig investigated. I would imagine this is standard procedure if an element failed testing.. go back to the supplier and see what’s up.. Boeing is not stopping 777x testing - just one phase paused while they sort it out.
