Boeing's Radical New 787 Jet

The first Boeing Co. 787 plane delivered to a commercial customer takes off for Japan, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

A group of Boeing employees wave as the taxis for take off. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The plane will be operated by Japan's All Nippon Airways. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Shinichiro Ito, president and CEO of All Nippon Airways, waves with both hands as he stands at the doorway of the Boeing Co. 787. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

The 787 rolls down the tarmac in Seattle as Boeing prepares for the jetliner's maiden voyage.  (FoxNews.com)

Boeing's 787 completes high-speed taxi testing, the last in a series of functional tests planned in preparation for first flight. "Our pilots told me the airplane performed beautifully," said Mike Delaney, vice president and chief project engineer for the 787. "We’re going through and analyzing the data to ensure we’re ready for first flight. From evaluations we’ve done so far, everything looks good." During the testing, the airplane reached a top speed of approximately 150 mph, and the pilots lifted the nose gear from the pavement.  (The Boeing Company)

The second 787 Dreamliner designated for flight test is shown here in a temporary structure on Boeing’s flight line in Everett, Wash. Workers finished installing reinforcements within the side-of-body section of the airplane over the weekend. (The Boeing Company)

The full-scale static test airframe for the 787 Dreamliner in its fixture. In this picture, workers have just finished installing reinforcements within the side-of-body section of the airplane.  (The Boeing Company)

The second Boeing 787 Dreamliner, painted in the livery of launch customer ANA (All Nippon Airways), conducted three days of taxi tests in August at Paine Field airport in Everett, Wash. (The Boeing Company)

The first Boeing 787 Dreamliner taxied under its own power from the Boeing flight line in Everett onto Paine Field airport on July 7 for a series of low-speed taxi tests. Captains Mike Carriker and Randy Neville took the airplane through a series of runs to test steering and braking on the airplane. Tests included rejected takeoff (RTO) braking. During testing, the airplane reached speeds just over 100 knots or 115 miles per hour.  (The Boeing Company)

On Sept. 9, 2009, the fourth flight-test 787 Dreamliner was moved from Boeing’s 787 final assembly bay to the program’s temporary facility at Aviation Technical Services (ATS), south of Paine Field in Everett, Wash. Boeing leased hangar space from ATS to more efficiently perform the side-of-body modifications.  (The Boeing Company)

The sixth and final Boeing 787 Dreamliner designated for flight test undergoes final assembly in Everett, Wash. The airplane, designated ZA006, will be powered with General Electric GEnx engines. (The Boeing Company)

The sixth and final Boeing 787 Dreamliner designated for flight test undergoing final assembly in Everett, Wash. The airplane, designated ZA006, will be powered with General Electric GEnx engines.  (The Boeing Company)