Boeing testing Dreamliner 787 in Iceland for crosswind landings

The new Dreamliner, Boeing 787, landed at Keflavík International Airport on September 1st in the morning for test flights in side wind. According to the airport’s information officer Fridthór Eydal, the airplane will be in Iceland for test flights for about a week.

Keflavík Airport is known for strong winds. Runways extend in all directions, so it is possible to conduct test landings in side wind no matter which direction the wind blows, Morgunbladid reports.


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