Pilots push 787 Dreamliner to the limit

miércoles, 6 de octubre de 2010


In the velocity minimum unstick test or VMU, pilots carefully drag the 787's tail on the runway to determine the lowest speed needed to leave the ground.




Crews dumped more than 50,000 gallons of water on an ungrooved runway to simulate the situation when pilots have land on a wet runway.


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