Engineering of the 787 Dreamliner

A remarkably well-informed and illustrated documentary on the innovative engineering of the 787. 

https://youtu.be/lapFQl6RezA

9:40 during testing, the plane has to withstand 50% more than it's absolute maximum weight, for 3 full seconds.  Doing so in the 787 caused the wingtips to deform by 7.6 m! 

15:18 "The fibers of the wing have even been laid in a specific pattern to tailor the stiffness of the wing...so it deforms exactly as the engineers want it to...the wing's shadow actually changes during flight to better suit the needs at different speeds, known as aereolastic tailoring." 

16:43 hybrid laminar flow control - a top-secret system that sucks air into the wing through microscopic holes to promote laminar flow

23:12 first airplane to use 3-D printed titanium to minimize metal waste generated during machining of parts

27:54 electric (vs forced air) de-icing on the wings' leading edge allows deicing without spraying glycol over the surface