Saturday, October 22, 2022

Tweet of the Day

I honestly expected to see this plane burst into flames at any second. (Thanks, WTM!)

4 comments:

  1. Flight simulation software.  A fake, in other words... and the low-resolution graininess helps to sell the effect. But there are some obvious giveaways that this is as bogus as a four-dollar bill.

    The most obvious is the simple fact that no 747 ever built would have absorbed a landing like that without the gear collapsing (at the very least!!)   But if you need further proof ...

    After the third bounce, the aircraft pivots to the left and the port-side wing contacts the runway to the extent that the engine nacelles are completely missing in the picture.  But when it bounces back up – lo and behold, there they are again, still in place, perfectly intact and undamaged!!

    ***-"BB"-***

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  2. There was a similar fake video of a crash with a plane wearing the airline name went vital last year. The fake video even included real video of a plane being evacuated.

    https://youtu.be/1puFrcQuTFY

    That airline has been involved in some crashes when landing or taking off. Maybe that is why they are used in the simulation.

    BB is certainly correct. A 747 (or any aircraft) that landed like that would be in pieces, almost no chance the fuselage would have remained intact as well. Fire would be a sure thing.

    Also, Garuda Indonesia has not flown 747s since the Fall of 2017.

    Fun video, though.

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  3. Maybe Garuda paid extra for the heavy duty B(bouncy)747. LoL

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