Here's a great video, courtesy of Flight Global, showing one of the Boeing 787 prototypes leaving the Farnborough Air Show in England today, escorted by two World War II-vintage Spitfire fighters. I highly recommend watching it in full-screen mode.
Great images - and the size of the 787 in comparison to the relatively tiny, sleek fighter aircraft is very apparent. It's enough to make any aviation enthusiast smile!
Peter
4 comments:
It flies... and it was designed and tested TOTALLY on a computer... sigh...
I also noticed its rate-of-climb was quite good. I wonder how it'd compare climbing with the Spits.
Crucis - I reckon it would leave the Spitfires standing, at least light on fuel and free of baggage (regular and self-loading).
Jim
It is such an elegant aircraft!
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