DN Staff

December 16, 2009

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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Takes off on First Flight

In the company of two T-33 military chase planes, the Boeing787 Dreamliner's FirstFlight began at 10:27 AM Pacific time today beneath a 2,500 ft cloud deck.

Rolling on Paine field's runway 34L, the airliner initiateda climb and then turned west toward Port Angeles,which is located on the Straits of Juan de Fuca in extreme Northwestern Washington state.

Pilots Mike Carriker and Randy Neville left the landing gearextended initially during their climb which is standard procedure for a FirstFlight in case the test needs to be aborted and the airplane landed quickly.

Such was not the case with the Dreamliner, call sign Boeing001, as the pilots executed a flawless takeoff and continued the climb to aninitial altitude of 9,000 ft.

Near Port Angeles,the objectives of the First Flight's syllabus will be ticked off one by oneduring a flight that could last up to 5 hours depending on the weather and howrapidly the tasks can be completed.

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