April 2011
Volume 09, Issue 11
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ENGINEERING, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY

Weather to test

In flight-testing new jetliners such as the 787 and 747-8, pushing the airplanes to the edge means finding the right weather globally -- good and bad. That’s the job of these Boeing weathermen.

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 Weather to test JIM ANDERSON/BOEING

Engine of progress

The Santa Susana Field Laboratory in Southern California was once the site for testing rocket engines that would send astronauts into space. Today, Santa Susana is
quiet -- except for the public tours to see the progress being made in an ongoing cleanup effort by Boeing, NASA and others.

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 Engine of progress PAUL PINNER/BOEING

Tower power

At the Boeing Wichita site, the control tower used long ago for testing of the B-47 bomber has had a makeover -- thanks to members of the Wichita Green Team.

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 Tower power BEVERLY NOWAK/BOEING