Boeing 787 Dreamliner Performs Acrobatic Stunts

Fasten your seat belt! From a terrifying vertical climb after take-off to a series of dramatic turns, pilots Mike Byran and Randy Neville put one of the world's most advanced planes through its paces, proving commercial jets can do tricks too. 

The moves, which include a turn so tight that the plane almost seems to stand still as it banks around, imitate tricks more associated with a compact fighter jet. The spectacular footage was captured in a rehearsal for a test flight at the UK's biggest air show in Farnborough,

Luckily there were no passengers on board for the stomach-churning flight, which also sees the plane touch down to land, before dramatically soaring straight back into the skies again.

The 260ft-plane, which would normally carry around 280 passengers, was actually being put through its paces as part of a demonstration to aviation industry executives. Its super lightweight design of the plane enables the pilots to perform the stunts and in the long term will mean airlines spend a lot less on fuel, making them more environmentally sustainable. The Boeing Dreamliner aims to be more fuel efficient and also to use clever lighting within the cabin to help eliminate jetlag among passengers.