Over the summer Boeing pulled off some spectacular art with a 787 — drawing a 787 in the sky with the route that it flew.
It’s not the first time they’ve done this.
The #737MAX is showing off its range and efficiency on a 9 hour test–and having some fun while do so! (@flightaware data) #Boeing #avgeek pic.twitter.com/S7tpLxc852
— Boeing Airplanes (@BoeingAirplanes) February 12, 2017
Back in 2014 Boeing flew a giant 12 over Washington State in a 747 painted with Seattle Seahawks livery. In 2012 Boeing flew a 787 and wrote out ‘787 and Boeing’s logo in the sky.
And other pilots have gotten even more creative.
Looks like drawing objects on Flightradar24 is a new hobbyhttp://t.co/fISbZLvEp7
RT @NikPhillips666: @flightradar24 pic.twitter.com/FITsInfYg8— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) March 13, 2015
Today Airbus offered a Christmas gift with an A380 test flight taking off and landing back at Hamburg airport and drawing a Christmas tree in the sky.
An early Christmas gif from the @Airbus A380.
See how Airbus drew their tree at https://t.co/YQPtQ179tG pic.twitter.com/ah1eBzFGGY
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 13, 2017
They had to fly anyway, and weren’t actually going anywhere, so I love that they had some fun with it.
(HT: One Mile at a Time)
The Christmas tree looks like the route my garmin GPS puts me on when it is confused.