Boeing 787 First Flight.avi

[kev3000]

landing gear always stays down during a 1st flight

[onwisconsin044]

he never brought the gear up?

[rafaf5br]

In the first flight of any aircraft the gear stays down.

[onwisconsin044]

why is that exactly? I fly a lot and am a student pilot but i of course don't know everything, so im jw.

[BOEINGPILOT777]

onwisconsin044:

If theres an emergency or something i don't know..

It's a sign to show "This is the first Flight"

[flightsimguy1994]

did the landing gear ever go in?

[BOEINGPILOT777]

flightsimguy1994: no

[yoyoyoyoshua]

@flightsimguy1994 no they flew with gear down and flaps down

[VoiTuboUser]

Holy cow, those wings really flex a LOT.

I don't mean it's dangerous, but it looks like it was :P

Specially after years and years of use :D

[BOEINGPILOT777]

VoiTuboUser:

No, the did many tests but i think the wings look very cool

[VoiTuboUser]

@BOEINGPILOT777 I'm not saying it's dangerous, but for all the people that may not know, they could think that's not good.

[nwhiwhemu]

Really does look like the wing dihedral increases significantly with lift.

So projecting this behaviour, will we therefore get a gull-like 'V' wing at max payload?

What effect will this have on passengers and control response?

As a structural engineer I know that large deflections doesn't necessarily mean imminent fracture, but it is the perception I think, that's important. Is Boeing aware or concerned?

[sasuke3177]

I live in Kirkland, near Everett, but I was in school during this event.. =(((

[kokym8]

it's awesome planeeeeeeeee !!

WONDER PLANE :P

[hiragana3]

787cool!!

[kiroualekou]

are they still in the air 24 hrs later?where is the landing on video-can't find it!

[s3lcal]

It's standard procedure on first flight. The landing gear is one of the most complex systems on the aircraft, and the sensors and switches connected to it go to every system onboard.

This is why it's kept down; it's better to test all the systems onboard first, before introducing the (tiny) risk of a gear or gear sensor fault.

[RLIsbell23]

It's a safety procedure. ON the first few flight, it's meant to be left down, and it flies very slow and low. It will eventually push it's envelope, and the gears will be up. The test was very successful, yet it was cut short because of heavy rain, and the pilot was treating it like a racetrack avoiding the clouds. Anyway, if you were flying an airplane for the first time, would you rather have the gears down in case something goes wrong?

[lotartur]

At the first moment see that Right eng. didn't produce good power, plane start turn right, the pilot must react on the left ruder, somethings wrong guys.

[s3lcal]

It's nice of you to try and pretend to be an expert; but there is nothing abnormal about the initial yaw movement. It can be caused by a slight asymmetric spoolup (normal), or a slight crosswind that pilots start to compensate for once the aircraft starts moving, or the lineup might not have been exactly down the centreline, so it's corrected immediately.

In short: nothing abnormal about that.

[RLIsbell23]

I agree! I helped design this airplane and reading the comments, just had to make me laugh.

[Mukilteoman]

What a great day!..I worked 3 yrs on It in Everett. I'm at Boeing Charleson now working on the 47/48 section. ME

[RLIsbell23]

Section 41, DE Wichita Spirit Aerosystem

[biricchino81]

i work in grottaglie (italy).. we product 44 and 46 section..

[lotartur]

Crosswind don't react on the plane at the first moment of rolling , plane must have a propriate speed when the rudder works, pushing the pedal at low speed turn front wheel,thats keep tha plane on the runway, so You wrong. 6500h ATPL

[s3lcal]

I won't quote my hours as there's no way for you to verify. Your standard of English is also quite low for a 6500h ATPL pilot. Your statement that crosswind doesn't affect an aircraft at low speed is not correct.

Wind even affects an aircraft when it's parked (with 6500h you should have been on board one in a >50kts wind).

[RLIsbell23]

LOL...No. It's the crosswind, nothing is wrong. It's normal for any airplanes that takes off and land. Crosswinds are pilot's worst emeny. Have you driven in a car where there's a lot of wind and you feel that car is pushing you off the road? It's just that like for an airplane.

[santix18]

I can't stand when people say 'here SHE comes' or 'SHE is wonderful' for god's sake it's a PLANE... it sounds awkward when people say that... And what's so special about this plane, can anyone tell me?

[rizwanarasheed]

"SHE" is a term of endearment - if one is passionate about a car or a boat or any machine (like this aircraft) its not uncommon to refer to it as "SHE" because you love it/her.

[fabian91827]

it's a milestone technological advancement that anybody who is even the slightest involved in the aerospace industry or interested in aviation will appreciate.

[doobsta]

Comes from Maritime Admiralty Law & you live your life by it.

Commonly used to refer to ships coming into their BERTH.

Applied to all humans by the way and a fascinating subject.

Jordan Maxwell explains it very well.

Listen to him...

[dreamlover55]

google it

[RLIsbell23]

It's lighter than any other plane ever made, and the material is used is carbon composite instead of aluminum. In other words, 55 percent of the plane is plastic.

[Hansemax]

Greatest Plane ever! So Happy! :D

[jolmedo68]

Can't wait to hook up a Supertug to it in EWR and park it in the Ballpark.

[paivinha95]

First flight history

[paivinha95]

Amazing aircraft

[nvrnebetr]

Thanks for posting!!

[oztoaz]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A friend of mine worked on engineering the software for this plane---and it is an incredible thing! Congrats, Boeing folks!  Well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ManOffTTC]

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!! The historical moment!!!!!

[paivinha95]

I'm watching live

[AeroChic83]

Congrats to Boeing, she's a good looking plane :) I'm an Airbus employee, but first and foremost I'm an aero head and it was a good feeling to see her finally getting airborne. The hard work is finally paying off!

[Mattuner]

woooow! Amazing!!

[JamesB767]

awesome =] she sounds so nice, i dont know how many times ive watched her takeoff now, i watched it live too.

[RedDawn63]

Absolutely beautiful. Boeing pride! We got it!

[ArminPr]

Best video I have ever seen. Dream liner is surely most powerful aircraft in skies!

[sechkyn]

amazing!

[ryan3571]

Yes!

[aerlingus231]

Beautiful!

[neroaugustus]

Awesome =)