Article: Boeing Achieves 787 Power On.

M2 PRESSWIRE-20 June 2008-Boeing: Boeing Achieves 787 Power On(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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EVERETT, Wash. -- The Boeing Company [NYSE:BA] has completed the Power On sequence for the first 787 Dreamliner, marking the completion of the next major milestone on the path to first flight later this year.

Power On is a complex series of tasks and tests that bring electrical power onto the airplane and begin to exercise the use of the electrical systems. The 787 is a more-electric airplane with the pneumatic, or bleed air, system being totally replaced by electronics.

"The team has made great progress in bringing the bold innovation of the 787 to ...

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