When the B787 comes into operation, its wing flex during take-offs and landings may take some getting use to for the unacquainted. The flex is I believe a result of the light composite materials used. While I'm sure that this is safe and has been extensively tested, it may seem a little disconcerting for first time B787 passengers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qV8tJYJDIg (0:41)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgdympirT8I
It is a little unsettling to read - "The first flights of prototype aircraft were delayed after a weakness was discovered where the fuselage and wings join. Boeing engineers say that this area of the fuselage was reinforced, resolving the problem".
(6th paragraph) http://www.aviationtrivia.info/Boeing-787.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qV8tJYJDIg (0:41)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgdympirT8I
It is a little unsettling to read - "The first flights of prototype aircraft were delayed after a weakness was discovered where the fuselage and wings join. Boeing engineers say that this area of the fuselage was reinforced, resolving the problem".
(6th paragraph) http://www.aviationtrivia.info/Boeing-787.php
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