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Flight Test 787-8 ZA004 draws self portrait.

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I rarely get to share what I do with the public, but in this case I'm proud to show off. The pattern is my design and it took some fine tuning to make it fit our test requirements. (flightaware.com) Mais...

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edsullivan29
Ed SULLIVAN 1
So clever! Well done!
redcataviation
Sidney Smith 1
bobhirst
Robert Hirst 2
Just cool.
peruzzi
peruzzi 1
This is AWESOME!
maillardet
Wow!

I am so jealous that not only do you get to fly this thing but you get to be creative with it at the same time!

I wonder if someone can calculate the number of flights (could be the same plane more than once) that actually flew anywhere under or over that outline (not counting the outline approach and departure tracks) at some time during the period when it was actually being 'drawn'. Might be a good way to illustrate the intensity of air traffic now in the US!

BTW I am a non-pilot but avid reader of FlightAware and really enjoy the site...
PlainSpeaking
Brent Bahler 1
With a reported range of 8,200 nautical miles, was this 9,896 mile flight refueled or did it barely complete its mission on fumes?
sledogpilot
Duane Mader 1
Amazing no ATC or weather diversions. How did they pull that off? Great job!
julianjim
jim garrity 1
BEAUTIFUL!
liko2k
Jakub Bialek -5
What a waste of perfectly good fuel...
joelwiley
joel wiley 3
Speaking of wastes....
liko2k
Jakub Bialek -2
wasted resources
joelwiley
joel wiley 4
To my understanding, the flight was a scheduled test to demonstrate the aircraft capabilities. That the flight path was selected as a work of art does not make the effort a 'waste'. My earlier comment was in regard to what I saw as a waste of perfectly good electrons in your first post.
G' day
Gentilo
Andrea Gentilini 2
This is really awesome !!
I'm amazed at the talent of American people in doing things so nice and inspiring. This is what makes your nation so great !!
All my respect and congratulations to the people that planned this flight and the pilots that made it possible.
mdislandhopper
Lowell Roberts 1
Amazing
davehaughey
Dave Haughey 2
That made my day, yesterday, and I was lucky enough to track the last few minutes of the flight. Thank you!
Doobs
Dee Lowry 1
This isn't the first time the Boeing engineers have done this creative move.They outlined the 787-8. The test team got creative flying a route that outlined the 787-8 over 22 states. And her nose was pointing home to Seattle.
The test team has done this before with the 737- MAX. They took her 8 hour test flight and spelled out "MAX" across Washinton and Montana!
mrusa4440
d. thomas 1
That trace on Flightaware is one of the coolest things I have ever seen! Who ever came up with that flight is a genius. Well done Boeing and crew, WELL DONE! I wonder how long it took to load that into the FMC? lol..
Doobs
Dee Lowry 2
All I can say...is " Brilliant"! IMHO, only Boeing could make that happen! Amazing! Way to go Flight Crew! Precision at its best!
joneswf
William Jones 1
That is really nice! Thanks.
lbflight
Burke Files 1
I know this is a bit katty - but Airbus can't do that, unless, of course a poly-national committee authorized the event after it was sent to the EU competition counsel and judged productive and non-threatening, however the flight path would have to be so designed such that it covered all EU countries in proportion to their contribution with none in the tail section, unless of course, it was over London as a backhand comment on BreExit, otherwise that might be viewed as derogatory but also possibly oriented to look toward Brussels but not be threatening to Russia la la la la
jasonfindlay
Jason Findlay 1
This just makes me smile.
JSilva35
JSilva35 1
Excellent idea and taxpayer savings.
baqwas
Matha Goram 1
Any challenges in getting ATC to cooperate?
1639847
Cool. Wondering about "Actual: 9,896 mi (Planned: 15,813 mi)"...
bettiem
bettiem 7
Oh Heaven! - to be handed a real live grownup 787 and told "Go play!" - - and presumably being paid to do so. OMG.
arerecich
arerecich 5
It's what we do... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBdajN4tHKs
Bobqat
Bob Harrington 1
Were you behind this flight back in April, I'm guessing to test the barf bags? =}

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DGXi2I_UMAEy8Ap.jpg
joelwiley
joel wiley 1
Don't quit your day job.
carlsonj
James Carlson 1
Welp. Now I know what I need to do for my ADS-B test flight.
SmokedChops
SmokedChops 2
Brilliant! Please tell me you routed this covertly so the final pattern was a surprise to the Ex.O. Very well done - perhaps a Salvador Dali line study next?
pbraren
Paul Braren 1
Fun responses out there!
https://www.cnet.com/news/boeing-dreamliner-jet-draws-usa-sized-self-portrait-in-the-sky/#ftag=CAD590a51e
boeing 787-10 path
pbraren
Paul Braren 1
https://www.google.com/search?q=boeing+787-10+path&rlz=1CDGOYI_enUS590US591&hl=en-US&prmd=niv&source=lnt&tbs=qdr:w&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijhNOm2r3VAhVpwYMKHU8vBRkQpwUIHg&biw=414&bih=660&dpr=3
alan75035
alan75035 0
Response from Airbus:
http://www.luchtzak.be/manufacturers/airbus/immediately-responded-to-the-boeing-787-dreamliner-sky-art-drawing/
baqwas
Matha Goram -1
Typical Airbus response?
LoralThomas
Loral Thomas 0
Wonder how many times the bus pilots asked "What's it doing now?"
pattydma
The questions burning on my mind: was any luggage lost and did they run out of ginger ale?
slim4
slim manai 1
axdare
hanks. I needed a good laugh this morning.
lbbramel
leo bramel 0
Who cares about ETOPS that's super super cool. Boeing is wonderful
kjwilliams96
Kenneth Williams 2
And only an aviation site like this would be able to display the flight path. Pretty nifty, though.
lelandscats
LELAND SCHMIDT 0
Very COOL! Thanks for sharing.
dougraymond
Doug Raymond 6
Couldn't help but notice that the orientation of the plane in respect to the Boeing factories - or is that the only way the wings would fit inside the CONUS? Nice flying @arerecich.
arerecich
arerecich 14
Yes, and yes. I wanted it pointing at Seattle (its home) and big enough to be 18 hours; Michigan-Texas was the widest spot. Just so happens the tip of the tail is right over the Boeing Huntsville site.
dougraymond
Doug Raymond 1
Specific to the 787, I had North Charleston SC in mind. It looked to me like you intended to point between the two sites that make the 787, Everett and North Charleston. This must have been one of the best test flights - sure beats flying ovals!
lbflight
Burke Files 2
Thank you for sharing.
clementchiang
Clement Chiang 3
Beautifully done arerecich !
levyharaivan
Ivan Levy-Hara 1
@arerecich this is extremely impressive! Can we get a more detailed blog about the day's event?? How was the experience? How many people were on the plane? How were ATC communications? As a pilot, this is extremely interesting to me, I would love to chat about this if you have some time.
96flstc
96flstc 1
do I hear new app ? Think of what we will see. Maybe an Insitu drone can draw a Dennis Muilenberg portrait over Kansas.
pjnetnz
pjnetnz 1
Awesome, that’s a lot of waypoints.

sparkie624
sparkie624 2
I would not have wanted to be the one to file that Flight Plan... A lot of that is GPS coordinates, not way points...
arerecich
arerecich 4
http://www.boeing.com/features/2017/08/787-outlines-the-sky-08-17.page
levyharaivan
Ivan Levy-Hara 0
I commented above a couple of minutes ago, hopefully you can get to my comment because I am extremely interested in your experience
rafael63
rafael63 1
Must be nice flying at 43,000 feet
bigkahuna400
bigkahuna400 3
I am wondering why all the long flights around the carribean? Multiple times a day? Pilots get tired of flying around Seattle i guess. Prob needed to make sure Navi could find all the good spots!
whip5209
Ken McIntyre 3
I was wondering that myself. 787's need long proving runs before delivery. Perhaps Willemsted has a favorable situation for Boeing. Landing fees, ATC, Low traffic, etc.
Ruger9X19
Ruger9X19 1
Looks pretty good. Except the turn on the Tennessee border that messes up the tail cone.
joelwiley
joel wiley 1
And a challenge to get the wingtips just right.
buzburbank
buzburbank 5
You serious, Clark?
ToddBaldwin3
ToddBaldwin3 2
Thanks. I needed a good laugh this morning.
sparkie624
sparkie624 6
That is the Best.... Only Boeing would think of doing something like that... I bet it took a while to update that FMS, and would have loved to heard the read back of the Flight Plan!
davidrbarnes
David Barnes 7
Cessna did one a while back: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N750CX/history/20080307/1757Z/KICT/KICT
GringoZX
Robert Cheeseman 7
And typical Cessna style...keep it simple.
pilotjag
pilotjag 6
Wow that is so cool! I wonder if the 737 MAX will do this as well
Shadowstarz
Shadowstarz 2
They did do one with a MAX few months back. February of this year.
Shadowstarz
Shadowstarz 2
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/02/13/boeing-flies-giant-max-sky-737-test-flight/97866942/
whip5209
Ken McIntyre 7
It would be a much smaller trace!
pilotjag
pilotjag 3
True that
Dubslow
Dubslow 7
That's actually super cool
Dubslow
Dubslow 3
Also what's the purpose of this testing? Some super duper ETOPS or something?
arerecich
arerecich 4
ETOPS max endurance.
GringoZX
Robert Cheeseman 6
18 hrs is definitely beyond my max endurance to be in an aircraft.
sparkie624
sparkie624 2
It just landed about 30 minutes ago... Guess too much didn't go wrong... I think it is safe to say the A/P and FMS worked perfectly or the crew did one hell of a job hand flying...

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