Photo of Note: 787 prepares to stretch its wings across the Atlantic

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Boeing went a little shutter happy on ZA005’s first flight in June, taking advantage of the good weather that was elusive during ZA001’s first flight on that afternoon in December. The result, which the company has made into a printable poster (PDF) for its arrival at Farnborough later this month, is a unique angle on the aircraft’s 197ft wingspan.

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This post originally appeared at Flightglobal.com from 2007 to 2012.