The fifth Boeing 747-8F to join the flight test program made its first flight on February 4.
According to Boeing, “The flight included a standard 2 hour, 30 minute ‘B1’ flight profile that Boeing conducts on all production airplanes prior to delivery, plus an hour of engineering testing woven into the profile”.
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The aircraft, RC523, will be based at Paine Field and be used for functionality and reliability testing.