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Boeing 777-9 fatigue test passes 63,000 cycles on the way to 120,000
Boeing says its 777-9 full-scale fatigue airframe has passed 63,000 of 120,000 planned flight cycles at about 160 a day. What the test proves and how to use it.
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NASA breaks a composite truss-braced wing on purpose: failure at about 127% of limit load
NASA Armstrong tested its SWEET-15 composite truss-braced wing to failure at roughly 127% of design limit load. What bracing means for joints and margins.