Bloomberg News is reporting today, that Boeing says "initial delivery of the 787 may be pushed into early 2011 as flight test delays accumulate."Alex Reid

Bloomberg News is reporting today, that Boeing says "initial delivery of the 787 may be pushed into early 2011 as flight test delays accumulate."Alex Reid

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/busi...5_boeing16.htmlYeah it's too bad but this is a huge project that Boeing has had no experience with before. Unfortunately when this aircraft was first announced in 2003 they bit off a little more than they could chew. At least the problems that have popped up recently have been taken care of fairly well. I guess that is the problem with dealing with 100's of suppliers on a new project.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/busi...5_boeing16.htmlYeah it's too bad but this is a huge project that Boeing has had no experience with before. Unfortunately when this aircraft was first announced in 2003 they bit off a little more than they could chew. At least the problems that have popped up recently have been taken care of fairly well. I guess that is the problem with dealing with 100's of suppliers on a new project.

Given the huge leap in technology , I'm inclined to cut some leeway for Boeing. Even Wilbur and Orville took a few years to rationalize their technical leap- while many naysayers poopooed their ideas.Did you see the pics a while back on flex testing the 87 wing? Reminded me of the early control method via "wing warping"!Alex Reid