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Boeing has released rare video of what it calls 'fatigue testing', intentionally and repeatedly damaging a panel of a 787-Dreamliner to show its strength.

The rarely seen footage comes as the company fiercely fights back following a whistleblower's testimony on Capitol Hill, where a longtime engineer made some alarming allegations about the embattled aircraft manufacturer.

Boeing is now pushing back in ways never before seen, going as far as to reveal video from some of its testing.

The footage shows parts of the same plane Sam Salehpour deemed unsafe, staying strong during the application of a large, dynamic force despite being already intentionally damaged.

Boeing went on to issue a statement saying Salehpour's claims he was retaliated upon after airing concerns about practices he saw while with the company were false, and that they are 'fully confident' in the safety and durability of their aircraft.

 'I'm here today because I felt I must come forward', said longtime Quality Engineer Salehpour while testifying that 787s are at risk of breaking apart in midair after extensive use due to gaps in the planes' fuselage.

'I found gaps exceeding the specification that were not properly addressed 98.7 percent of the time,' said Salehpour, who worked at the company for 17 years.

After raising those concerns, Salepour said he was moved to work on the company's 777s, the same plane that a wheel fell off of shortly after takeoff in San Francisco last month.  

There, he says he saw employees jumping on pieces of the airplane to force them to align - practices allegedly done while the manufacturer openly touted the craft as 'the most successful widebody airplane family in aviation history.'

Salehpour did not produce evidence of his claims, but said he was 'sidelined' after airing them for the first time in 2020, and physically retaliated against afterward.

'I called it the Tarzan Effect,' he told senators and onlookers gathered in Washington Wednesday.

'I raised concerns internally. I was sidelined. I was told to shut up. I received physical threats.'

In response, Boeing told ABC News overnight that 'retaliation is strictly prohibited at Boeing' and that brass 'have painstakingly inspected and reworked planes and improved [their] production quality.'

Sharing the footage of the 787 panel testing as supposed proof, they went on to proclaim, 'We are fully confident in the safety and durability of the 787-Dreamliner.'

As for the 777, Boeing said they remain confident in it as well.

The statement comes as Boeing continues to push back hard against these claims, asserting that all of their aircraft - whether it be the 787, 777, or 737 Max - are all safe.

When asked if he believed that declaration, Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut said: 'The aircraft may be safe so far as people getting on planes shouldn't panic. But they need to be made fully safe,' 

He put particular emphasis on the word 'fully.'

ABC asked the senator - who is one of the wealthiest members of the house with a net worth well over $100million -  if they have seen any documented evidence of the whistleblower's claims.

He said he'd seen 'a lot of it', though, for now, it will remain classified.

During proceedings Wednesday, he produced picture of a nail in a tire the Boeing engineer, said he believes was placed intentionally in his car tire as retaliation for going against the company over the course of three years starting in 2020.

He and other senators part of the subcommittee are now asking more people to come forward, weeks after another Boring whistleblower was found dead.  

He had given warnings about the aviation giant's 787 Dreamliner and 737 Max models just weeks before his demise, after a separate incident involving a supposedly state of the art 737 Max that happened in early January.

In saw an unused emergency exit door blow off the brand-new plane shortly after take-off from Portland International, spurring a full-blown investigation from the federal government.

In the weeks that followed, several other incidents involving Boeing planes occurred -  leading the FAA to discuss temporary actions it may take with the airline’s leadership, insiders familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. 

Weeks after door incident, another involving a Boeing 737 occurred March 4, shortly after takeoff from Florida's Fort Meyers.

It saw one of the United plane's engines catch fire, with footage from the cabin showing passengers screaming and crying as flames billowed up over one of the plane's wings.

After an investigation, it was revealed that one of the turbines on the United flight somehow ingested bubble wrap before the departure, the airline said.

No one was injured during the incident.

A few days later, on another United flight, a wheel fell off a Boeing 777-200 shortly after takeoff in San Francisco.  

As was the case with the other mishaps, the malfunctions occurred shortly after take-off, and saw the 256lb wheel crush several cars parked below after plummeting to the ground. 

The United Airlines flight on its way to Osaka was barely off the runway when the Boeing 777-200's wheel detached, with footage showing it laying on the runway following the

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