Boeing 787 Taildragging

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10-06-2010, 08:15 PM

keithincda

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Boeing 787 Taildragging

Watch the video embedded in the article..

Boeing 787 Dreamliner Pilots Take Off With Tail Dragging On the Ground (VIDEO) - Seattle News - The Daily Weekly

10-07-2010, 08:09 AM

Dubes

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Very cool video thanks for posting!

10-07-2010, 08:33 AM

Grumble

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Don't read the comments or your head will explode. You've been warned.

10-07-2010, 11:45 AM

tomgoodman

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"Unstick" test

If you look carefully, you can see the high-tech component they use to prevent the aft fuselage from grinding on the runway -- a block of wood.

10-07-2010, 11:56 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumble

Don't read the comments or your head will explode. You've been warned.

I should have listened to this.

-mini

10-08-2010, 02:35 AM

maddog81

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Grumble

Don't read the comments or your head will explode. You've been warned.

I didn't even think to look at them until you said not to. I also should have listened.

My personal favorite:

"G Scott Lyman says:
I still don't get the voiceover section that says they flew head-on into cross-winds. How exactly do you do that? Rotate the engine nacelles 90 degrees?"