Picture: Boeing 787 composite fuselage barrel sections joined for testing with mock-up vertical fin

787 fuselage barrels W445

Composite fuselage barrel sections developed to prove the manufacturing concepts for the Boeing 787 are to be used for training mechanics following the successful completion of initial testing.

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