EVERETT, Wash., July 8, 2009 – The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner taxied under its own power from the Boeing [NYSE:BA] flight line in Everett onto Paine Field airport on July 7 for a series of low-speed taxi tests. Captains Mike Carriker and Randy Neville took the airplane through a series of runs to test steering and braking on the airplane. Tests included rejected takeoff (RTO) braking. During testing, the airplane reached speeds just over 100 knots or 115 miles per hour.
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