Boeing systems put to test after fire on 787 Dreamliner
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span>-<span word="composite">composite</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> 787 <span word="Dreamliner">Dreamliner</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="aboard">aboard</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="London">London</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Heathrow">Heathrow</span> <span word="airport">airport</span>.</p><p><span word="British">British</span> <span word="investigators">investigators</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Ethiopian">Ethiopian</span> <span word="Airline">Airline</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lithium">lithium</span>-<span word="ion">ion</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>, <span word="allaying">allaying</span> <span word="fears">fears</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grounded">grounded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Dreamliner">Dreamliner</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="battery">battery</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="overheated">overheated</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visible">visible</span> <span word="scorching">scorching</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="rear">rear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fuselage">fuselage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 250-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="puts">puts</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="innovation">innovation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 787 - <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lightweight">lightweight</span>, <span word="carbon">carbon</span>-<span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="composite">composite</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> - <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spotlight">spotlight</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reasonable">reasonable</span> <span word="cost">cost</span>?</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="composites">composites</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="aerospace">aerospace</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="the">the</span> 787 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="jetliner">jetliner</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="carbon">carbon</span>-<span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="materials">materials</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="savings">savings</span>, <span word="combined">combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="slash">slash</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="by">by</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="by">by</span> 10 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p><span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="engineers">engineers</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weight">weight</span>-<span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="electrical">electrical</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sorely">sorely</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="lithium">lithium</span>-<span word="ion">ion</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span> <span word="overheated">overheated</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="two">two</span> 787<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2010 <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plane">plane</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="phase">phase</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="Boeing">Boeing</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="aircraft">aircraft</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="designed">designed</span>, <span word="built">built</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="operated">operated</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designing">designing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="orders">orders</span>.</p>
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