Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner first flight, HD 720p (filmed live)
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@type2mike Ignorance is bliss.....
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@blueinkbottle of course the wings won't snap off. You're not the engineer they are so relax.
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What would happen when the wings have to take an additional burden of a few thousand kilograms with full load... will they snap off?.. if this flex is happening for an empty flight, how much will it flex for a full flight
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Wing Flex looked rather dodgy, I think it was the wing area that was causing a lot of the delays with first flight
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maybe there is very little kerozine on board, which makes the wings lighter than normal.
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what I'm curious about is what the data showed for the wing flex. I noticed quite a bit of flex... nothing abnormal for composite, but it could spark skeptics to create some drama.
What is the chase plane?
osgood54 2 years ago
It's a T-33 that Boeing used for aerial photography.
pincerfae 2 years ago
amazing footage... keep this footage in the safe! From an A&P mechanic and Boeing factory tech for the 737... I am uber excited!
All of us at the Southwest hangar at KMDW were watching it in the break room. lol
Thanks for capturing aviation history!
Cooterrob 2 years ago
Thank you. I'm glad I was able to capture this moment.
pincerfae 2 years ago