Boeing's 777X test team successfully completed arduous brake certification tests in Oklahoma, despite facing severe weather conditions that extended the process to 63 days.
The rigorous testing, which involved hard-braking scenarios and 117 new wheels, validated the aircraft's performance boundaries for regulatory certification.
The 777X program is continuing with further tests, including ice formation and wet runway braking evaluations, while grappling with delays that have pushed the first delivery to 2026.
In a series of brake certification tests conducted in Oklahoma, Boeing’s 777X test team faced severe weather conditions, including fierce winds, torrential hail, and thunderstorms.
Despite these obstacles, the team successfully completed the tests over 63 days, more than double the original forecast, and returned home in May, the manufacturing giant said.
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