On Sunday, March 28th, Boeing completed a load test in which the wings of the 787 Dreamliner are bent upwards by about 25 feet. This is to simulate 150% of the loads that the airframe could potentially experience during flight. The link below contains a picture of the actual test, and you get to see how far up those wings get bent. It almost looks like a bird with its wings flapped up. I'd hate to be in a flight that experienced those kinds of aerodynamic forces.
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