This was no ordinary joy ride.
A Boeing 787 took to the skies to tout its company when it “drew” the numbers “787″ followed by the Boeing logo in the skies over several thousand miles of North America.
The etching of the letters and logo was spotted in the plane’s flight path plans.
The flight path was meticulously designed and coordinated with airports and air traffic controllers across the country to avoid violating restricted airspace.
“This wasn’t a joy ride,” wrote Boeing’s vice president of marketing Randy Tinseth on the company’s blog. “It was an 18 hour Maximum ETOPS (Extended Operations) Duration flight test for a 787-8 with GE engines. Our team coordinated with the many air traffic control centers, choosing the routing to avoid restricted airspace. In the end, the flight covered over 9,000 nautical miles.”
The Dreamliner’s path stretched between Iowa and Washington State.
Check it out below.
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