Synopsis: In the hundred-year-plus history of aviation, truly radical new aircraft designs come along only once in a generation, and since the early 1970s, there has been very little new in the skies... that is, until now. Soaring onto the passenger airline scene are the "game changing" Boeing 787 Dreamliner and the Airbus A380. 

See how a century of aviation trial and error, and some of the seminal airplanes of the 20th century influenced the design of the Dreamliner. You'll thrill at the flight of a few of these legendary airplanes in some of the most breathtaking sequences ever seen. You will see the first public flight of the massive, but super efficient Airbus A380 at the 2007 Paris Air Show and the first flight of the smaller, even more efficient 787, the first-ever carbon fiber airliner that made its maiden flight in 2009. This unique cinematic experience shows how the 787 might affect the next 100 years of aeronautical design.

Review: The amount of IMAX features coming home is astronomical.  Thanks to the new 3D technology this is becoming a reality.  This feature was filmed specifically in 3D, not run through the filter, and it shows!  The 3D is amazing, as the film lets you fly along with various aircraft, you can really get a feel for where the medium can take us someday.  There is no ghosting and the images come right out at you.  If you're interested at ALL in aviation, this feature will be right up your alley!  Its so informative and absolutely entertaining.

Interest Range: Documentary