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Audiences can appreciate the evolution of aircraft designs from early models to the modern Boeing 787 Dreamliner from both aesthetic and scientific perspectives through this film. It also leads viewers to follow Boeing's chief test pilot as he conducts test flights for the Boeing 787, witnessing the development process of the next-generation iron bird. Early piston engines were ingenious and creative inventions, enabling many types of aircraft to be successfully developed, one of which was the Boeing Stearman biplane. In the 1940s to 1960s, the piston-engine-powered Super Constellation was the best-selling model of Lockheed at the time. This four-engine aircraft was not controlled by computers; pilots relied on pulleys and cables to control the plane, allowing them to directly feel the aircraft's responses. Later, the new technology of jet engines was simpler than piston engines and produced a greater power-to-weight ratio. Entering the 21st century, the design of aircraft has seen a leap in development. The Airbus A380 passenger aircraft is currently the largest passenger aircraft, accommodating up to 853 passengers. In 2003, the U.S. Boeing Company decided to manufacture the 787 "Dreamliner," with its main structure transitioning from aluminum to a new generation of carbon fiber. Carbon has long been known as the "magic element," and carbon fiber can be twisted and woven into the lightest and strongest material in the world, harder than any metal of the same weight. The design of carbon fiber also has many advantages: it does not corrode like aluminum, allowing for increased humidity and cabin pressure to enhance passenger comfort; the cabin windows can also be made larger. When aviation meets computer technology, the IMAX film "Legends of Flight" is the first film on the topic of flight, produced using 3D technology. The film traces the history of the aviation industry and the appearances of several types of aircraft, including the Harrier jet and the Super Constellation. "I can honestly say that this is the film I wanted to make. No one has ever said: you can't play this or that. Making the films we want is our freedom, and I find that very American. As a Canadian citizen, I find my attitude very Americanized," director Stephen Low said at a press conference held at Reagan National Airport in Arlington. Michael Carrick of Virginia is a pilot who also appears in the film. He said that 3D technology is highly effective in the aviation industry. "This is a creation of 3D and IMAX, which is fantastic. It's the use of 3D technology, and now 3D is the trend."You can see it everywhere on the big screen and realize how deeply rooted it is. This is also the part that is lacking in the background and depth of the film. I have never seen any film like the one Steven made, with such a scale and scope, so it can be said to be "in flight." The film premiered at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington.