After reading Guy Norris' great article on the Boeing 787's wing flex, I thought it would be interesting to animate the three graphics he posted.
Here, we see the 787 wing in three stages - at rest, at a normal 1g load during cruise flight, and at the ultimate load, just before failure:
It's interesting to note that in normal cruise flight, the wing flex is such that the wingtips are above the top of the fuselage.
I noticed this before but it is more interesting and impressed when I see this animation! I like this "bird".
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