Boeing 787 Dreamliner Performs Jaw-Dropping Near Vertical Takeoff (VIDEO)

Airplane designer Boeing has released footage of its new 787 Dreamliner plane as it practiced flying for its 2015 Paris Air Show, which starts on Monday.

The jaw-dropping takeoff shows the airplane doing an almost vertical flying.

The newest model could do some extreme moves when there are no passengers, and it is light enough to move around.

Boeing says the airplane carries more passengers and uses less fuel.

When Boeing was asked about the specifics of the takeoff and banking angles during the flight, a spokeswoman said, the company, unfortunately, is not "sharing specifics about the profile such as bank angles at this time," CNN reported.

The takeoff does look very impressive, but 767 pilot Patrick Smith warned that people shouldn't be too impressed.

"Some of what you're seeing on takeoff is a trick of perspective," Smith explained. "It looks like the takeoff is at a near vertical 90 degree angle - trust me it's not."

Smith also added on Ask the Pilot blog that when there are passengers on board, "a 20 degree pitch-up on takeoff is pretty strong."

"Presumably the plane was very light because it wasn't carrying any passengers, probably had a very light fuel load, no freight, so it would have been able to perform a steeper than normal ascent - but not to the extent the video seems to show," he said.

"But for demonstration purposes, under lightweight conditions, it's perfectly natural for this airplane to do that. It's nothing dangerous."

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