On Nov 7, 6:50 pm, Kingfish wrote:
I noticed in all the publicity pictures of the 787 and 747-8 that the
wings flex to the point that the tips are well above the top of the
fuselage. Just a guess here, but is this due to the composite
construction of the plane? I'm assuming the spar(s) are composite as
well as the fuselage barrel. Then again, the 747-8 is all metal IIRC.
What gives?

The 777 wing flexes that much as well, I guess you must not have
noticed.