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jimlup

(8,010 posts) Fri Jun 12, 2015, 09:09 AM Jun 2015

Boeing 787 does near vertical takeoff! Cool video [View all]

I get motion sickness so i would not have wanted to be aboard but this is a cool video.

I wonder if they've cured the orginal battery fire problems with this aircraft yet?

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Boeing 787 does near vertical takeoff! Cool video [View all] jimlup Jun 2015 OP

That is such a cool looking airplane sharp_stick Jun 2015 #1

As a somewhat nervous flyer, I find videos like this (as well as the more extreme petronius Jun 2015 #2

I flew Vietnam Airlines in the mid-80s mainer Jun 2015 #5

Those old Ilyshins were scary planes DFW Jun 2015 #11

But can it barrel roll? liberaltrucker Jun 2015 #3

Only if ol' Tex Johnston was flying it! Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #8

My favorite quote of his regarding that incident; A HERETIC I AM Jun 2015 #15

If only he poured tea during it... Cooley Hurd Jun 2015 #17

Man, they sure don't make test pilots like they used to. liberaltrucker Jun 2015 #21

A different video with profile of that steep takeoff mainer Jun 2015 #4

Very cool! Thanks jimlup Jun 2015 #6

for the low low everyday price of about $150,000,000... ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2015 #16

I don't know about this... jmowreader Jun 2015 #7

wow. that was impressive. Russian pilots also take off damn near vertically ... Flaxbee Jun 2015 #9

The Dreamliner has a triple redundant control system Major Nikon Jun 2015 #14

I knew they had redundancies - to do otherwise would be negligent - but Flaxbee Jun 2015 #18

I'm not that familiar with how it works Major Nikon Jun 2015 #20

I'm guessing that would not be possible with a full load of passengers and cargo. Baitball Blogger Jun 2015 #10

A friend of mine took one from here (Germany) to Japan recently DFW Jun 2015 #12

Way too cool! avebury Jun 2015 #13

Cool Veldrick Jun 2015 #19