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    Inside a large aircraft assembly facility, a partially assembled airplane fuselage is surrounded by construction equipment and workers in a bustling, organized setup.
    Boeing needed eight years to type certify its 787 Dreamliner design under FAA regulations in what was “the most exhaustive certification effort” in Boeing’s history, the company says. This was in part because of the 32,000 kilograms of carbon fiber reinforced plastic in each airliner. Wider acceptance of virtual testing could reduce certification times for future aircraft.