Gallery: The Long Haul Test - Crossing the Pacific in Boeing's 787 Dreamliner
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*Aviation geeks aren't the only people smitten by the Dreamliner. Here, a luggage handler snaps a picture of the 787 in Seattle.*
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*A member of the ANA ground crew prepares the airplane for the return flight to Tokyo.*
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*Business class, where you have plenty of room to stretch out and a lay-flat bed even a six-footer can enjoy.*
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*This is where most of us sit: coach. The seats don't recline. Instead, the flat part you sit on slides forward and back. It isn't quite as comfortable as a conventional reclining seat.*
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*The Dreamliner features dimmable LED cabin lighting, which allows the crew to mimic everything from sunrise to dusk and the dead of night. Powerful spotlights let passengers burn the midnight oil without disturbing fellow fliers.*
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*Looks like dusk, right? It's actually mid-afternoon. Passengers can tweak the window tinting from clear to super dark.* [](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/2012/11/ana787tokyo17.jpg) *The windows are 1.3 times bigger, and it does make a difference.*
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*Yes, that's a window in the lavatory.* [](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/2012/11/ana787tokyo16.jpg) *Yes, that's a bidet in the lavatory. No, we didn't use it.*
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*The cabin lighting can mimic sunrise, a cool trick that helps keep your internal clock adjusted on long flights.* [](http://stag-komodo.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/2012/11/ana787tokyo15.jpg) *"Sunrise" transitions to daylight as the cabin lights come up.*
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*One of the secrets to the 787's efficiency is the sleek composite wings. They flex a bit more than normal during flight, and the up-swept curve is noticeable to those on the ground during take-off and landing.*
