Boeing spent 18 hours drawing an outline of the 787 Dreamliner across America

[Dave S.]

Saw this in an article from the Business Insider

"On Wednesday, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner test plane took off from Seattle for an 18-hour endurance test flight across the US.  While test flights are quite common, what made this unusual was the shape of the flight path.  "Rather than fly in random patterns, the test team got creative, flying a route that outlined a 787-8 in the skies over 22 states," a Boeing spokesman told Business Insider..."

Here's the full article: http://www.businessinsider.com/boeing-dreamliner-787-test-flight-america-2017-8