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4fterd4rktoday at 4:09 PM6 repliesview on HN

Cool, but Boeing is doing it first with the 777X.


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buildsjetstoday at 9:14 PM

No, Boeing did it first with the original 777, way back in 1994. A folding wingtip was designed, the folding mechanism was built and qualification tested, the engineering drawings were all released, it was added to the option catalog, but no customer ever ordered the option.

https://simpleflying.com/boeing-once-offered-the-original-77...

You used to be able to see the qualification test rig mechanism at the Museum of Flight restoration center in Everett, but they scrapped it during the pandemic.

dr_faustustoday at 4:14 PM

Let's hope, it doesn't fall off...

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esskaytoday at 4:41 PM

Cool, but then you'd be forced to fly on a Boeing.

fransje26today at 4:22 PM

Is that the plane that is already 7 years late due to certification issues?

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throw0101dtoday at 4:52 PM

Foldable wings have been on aircraft carriers for a while as well.