boeing 787 makes test flight to check battery, part of effort to get plane back in action - li ion battery cell
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A Boeing 787 with a redesigned battery system made 2-
A one-hour test flight was conducted on Monday, and the company said the event was "on schedule ".
"The test flight is an important step for Boeing.
The company plans to convince the global security regulator to get airlines back to use the plane, which the company calls Dreamliner.
Boeing will analyze flight information and prepare for another flight
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Mark bitter, spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration, said.
Birtel said the time of the flight had not yet been determined.
Boeing hopes to make the 787 fly again in a few weeks, not months, but the US air regulator will make that decisionS.
Japan and other places.
Global airlines have about 50 Dreamliners.
The fleet has been grounded since lithium in January.
The ion batteries on the two planes were overheated.
A Japanese airline 787 plane caught fire after landing in Boston, and a battery on an all-Japanese airline plane began to smoke during a flight in Japan, forcing an emergency landing.
Boeing added insulation around the battery and added a steel housing outside to prevent fire.
Company officials say they may never know why the battery is burning. The U. S.
The National Transportation Safety Commission and the Japanese authorities are investigating.
On Monday's test flight, Boeing used 787 aircraft made for Polish Airlines.
The plane took off an hour later than planned from Paine Field near Seattle, flew over the Pacific Ocean, flew along the coast to Oregon, and then returned to the airport.
Birtel says plane 6-
The crew members tested the landing gear, electrical and standby systems to indicate that all systems were operated as designed.
The same aircraft had a similar test flight in January, but that was before the battery system changed.
Boeing declined to provide access to the aircraft or its facilities before or after it took off.
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