Dreamliner undergoes extreme weather testing

Make sure to bring a warm jacket, because at the McKinley Climatic Laboratory (located at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida), the world's largest refrigerated hangar can simulate freezing temperatures up to -65 degrees F (or as hot as 165 degrees F).  That is where ZA003 is currently located.  It will undergo cold weather testing to make sure that all of the plane's systems (hardware and software) can still function at freezing temps.  Once that is complete, the plane will swing over to the other extreme: 115 degree F temperatures, where all aircraft systems will be tested again to see if they still work under the extreme heat.  So whether you're operating out of Siberia or Abu Dhabi, these tests will help ensure that the Dreamliner will start up and perform normally.

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