br pTom Pipe filmed this eyebrow-raising video of a Boeing test pilot performing an insanely steep takeoff while testing the 787-9.ppThe video, captured in Farnborough Airport in England back in July 2014, sees the aircraft embark on an extreme and immediate ascent, at one stage appearing as though the plane was acting like a rocket.pbr pIt was all for show, demonstrating the pilot’s marvellous skill as well as the new plane’s durability.