Boeing 777 Wing Breaks in Half

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Ever wonder how those guys and gals at Boeing know if their design for an aircraft is as safe as they hope it is? Finding this out comes by testing each individual component for stress, fatigue, and wear. Not only is this done for the small components, but also the larger parts as well. This clip comes from a great 5 hour documentary on the building of the Boeing 777, the first commercial airliner to be designed almost entirely by computers.

In this test, force is applied to the wing via pulleys, testing the pressure on the wing until…SNAP!

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And from that very moment, when the wings were bent almost Parallel with the fuselage, the 787s wing flex was born!

But seriously I wanna see the 787 test due to how flexible those wings are.

break happens at 2:24 for those in a hurry

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Great clip! What is the documentary called? Love to waste 5 hours giving that a watch!

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Here you go! This is part 1. The other parts should be in the suggested videos as you watch this one.

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This is as close as I could find for the 787. It looks like the same method is being used, but they seem to be testing the regular movement of the wing vs the maximum stress capability of the wing. Still amazing to see how fluid that thing is!

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Reminds me of Nerd³…

Aaaaaaand flap!
wings break off

EUOUOUOH

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oh my, OH MY! Thank you!!!

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I found it!!!

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Enjoy! This little program is the reason im such a 777 fan. Incredible aircraft. Heck, I might watch this again now

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Sadly, this one is the 777 wing test mislabled. If you watch it, the test date is in 1995, same year the 777 test happened.

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Dreamliner wingtest done 1994? Naah… not likely.

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@schyllberg @jmwilliams17 Guess in how excited I was I didn’t look at the details.

Oops my bad

But hey, at least it’s another video!

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I almost sent you the video, but I scanned it and realized, “Hey, that vertical stabilizer looks awful 777-y”

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I wonder if it was 154%? 154… 154… 154… Its nice to see the pride the workers have in their product.

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I don’t know if it is still the case, but Boeing had a habit of hanging on to their factory workers for 30+ years. That sense of pride is earned, and I agree, its so nice to see. Love of one’s work goes a long way

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Now I have…

“154” “154” “154”

Stuck in my head. lol

Great find!

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Wow, 154 is amazing Especially the way he said it righth as it broke

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154, 154, 154… it’s like hypnotization.

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“…154, 154, 154, you will never buy Airbus, you will never buy Airbus, 154, 154…”

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I didn’t quite get at what percentage it broke?

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