First test flight for Boeing Dreamliner

More than two years behind schedule, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner finally took off for its first test flight on Tuesday.

More than two years behind schedule, Boeing's 787 Dreamliner finally took off for its first test flight on Tuesday.

The blue and white, twin-engined plane took off for a scheduled four- or five-hour flight from Boeing's test facility near Everett, Washington, at 10.27 a.m. (1527 GMT) with two experienced test pilots aboard.

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