Boeing 787 Dreamliner first ever landing. KBFI 12/15/09

[vik589]

What was that dot following behind the fin/tail of the plane?

[wa22030]

My understanding is that it has sensors in/on it. Possibly something to do with static dissiption too.

[childsca]

Very cool. Can't wait to see that flying around passengers in a few years.

[dutchroll]

But also how much fuel did it have in the wings? Most big jet wings flex upwards a lot when they are only carrying a fraction of their full load.

[kirra77]

Those wings were designed to really flex, reminded me of a composite glider wing.

[kirra77]

Just read about the design, the wings are high tech composite. Pretty awesome.

[ProdigyofPoland]

Cool.

[yeahyoung]

Thanks for the uploading! Almost real-time!