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gameshowhost		2012-05-25 11:12:47 AM

That was like watching a diabetic octogenarian trying to get an erection.

indarwinsshadow		2012-05-25 11:28:47 AM

Hmmm. Real or? Maybe time for a submission to Mythbusters.

impaler		2012-05-25 11:28:57 AM

Video is better if you pretend the 747 is gleefully yelling"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" the whole time.

Also, can't they trim them down so wind will basically pin the planes down?

grokca		2012-05-25 11:29:04 AM

First Southern Air flight to take off on time.

Uchiha_Cycliste		2012-05-25 11:44:55 AM

impaler: Video is better if you pretend the 747 is gleefully yelling"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" the whole time.

Also, can't they trim them down so wind will basically pin the planes down?

I imagined a little kid in the pilots seat, pulling on the yoke going "Vroooom!"
Looks like someone forgot the parking brake on that thing... what a drag.

Uchiha_Cycliste		2012-05-25 11:46:17 AM

I wonder if that would still happen when weighed down by 350 fat-ass Americans and all their shiat.

Jubeebee		2012-05-25 11:50:52 AM

It's the lil' brudder of airplanes.

The Loaf		2012-05-25 11:59:28 AM

indarwinsshadow: Hmmm. Real or? Maybe time for a submission to Mythbusters.

Engines have been removed, interior has probably been scrapped. It's not actually lifting, just playing see-saw on the rear landing gear. With skewed weight distribution front-to-back that I don't imagine it'd be that difficult.

BEER_ME_in_CT		2012-05-25 12:06:29 PM

Hydraulics?

thinkiconmedia.com

Bf+		2012-05-25 12:14:16 PM

impaler: Video is better if you pretend the 747 is gleefully yelling"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" the whole time.

I re-watched it-- You are completely correct!

Kanemano		2012-05-25 12:32:53 PM

Hey Guy, where's the wire?

LowbrowDeluxe		2012-05-25 01:05:19 PM

Bf+: impaler: Video is better if you pretend the 747 is gleefully yelling"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" the whole time.

I re-watched it-- You are completely correct!

Now rewatch it imagining a text crawl explaining that it's an aircraft boneyard for planes destined to never fly again, with a sad instrumental playing that segues into a slow version of "I Believe I Can Fly"

impaler		2012-05-25 01:06:44 PM

LowbrowDeluxe: Bf+: impaler: Video is better if you pretend the 747 is gleefully yelling"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" the whole time.

I re-watched it-- You are completely correct!

Now rewatch it imagining a text crawl explaining that it's an aircraft boneyard for planes destined to never fly again, with a sad instrumental playing that segues into a slow version of "I Believe I Can Fly"

The high winds just blew dust in my eye.

proteon		2012-05-25 01:30:01 PM

It longs for it's youth

cgraves67		2012-05-25 01:32:10 PM

The Loaf: indarwinsshadow: Hmmm. Real or? Maybe time for a submission to Mythbusters.

Engines have been removed, interior has probably been scrapped. It's not actually lifting, just playing see-saw on the rear landing gear. With skewed weight distribution front-to-back that I don't imagine it'd be that difficult.

I don't doubt that this is possible, given the right circumstances, but why aren't the other aircraft in the shot also effected in some way by the wind. I don't expect them to be lifting too, but why aren't they leaning or shuddering with the gusts?

LoneVVolf		2012-05-25 02:14:54 PM

Never seen a 747 hit Vr at 0 kts before...

bobthenewsman		2012-05-25 02:52:21 PM

Southern Air... isn't that the one that used to belong to the CIA?

m1ke		2012-05-25 03:00:49 PM

Poor thing is trying to get in the air one last time. Would have been good with "I believe I can fly" playing in the background.

roosam		2012-05-25 03:12:13 PM

indarwinsshadow: Hmmm. Real or? Maybe time for a submission to Mythbusters.

derbyimages.woot.com

/Real
//Aerodynamics
//Seen this happen with active planes that weren't tied down correctly.

RoyBatty		2012-05-25 03:19:59 PM

Jekylman		2012-05-25 03:27:23 PM

cgraves67: The Loaf: indarwinsshadow: Hmmm. Real or? Maybe time for a submission to Mythbusters.

Engines have been removed, interior has probably been scrapped. It's not actually lifting, just playing see-saw on the rear landing gear. With skewed weight distribution front-to-back that I don't imagine it'd be that difficult.

I don't doubt that this is possible, given the right circumstances, but why aren't the other aircraft in the shot also effected in some way by the wind. I don't expect them to be lifting too, but why aren't they leaning or shuddering with the gusts?

You can see some shuddering in a scrap fuselage in the back and to the left. The other planes probably still had their engines, you can't tell in the shot.

RoyBatty		2012-05-25 03:41:10 PM

Jekylman: You can see some shuddering back and to the left.

impaler		2012-05-25 04:06:17 PM

back and to the left.

back and to the left.

wichitaleaf		2012-05-25 04:34:49 PM

Skip to the 2:38 mark.

SPLAMM		2012-05-25 05:55:06 PM

Rear wheels working as a fulcrum, not going anywhere, yawn.

WhyteRaven74		2012-05-25 06:19:28 PM

Jekylman: You can see some shuddering in a scrap fuselage in the back and to the left. The other planes probably still had their engines, you can't tell in the shot.

The one other plane you can see much of is at an angle to the wind while the 747 going up and down looks to be facing directly into the wind. Even an empty stripped down 747 isn't going to move much if the wind is hitting it an angle. But a headwind going fully over both wings? That'll cause some fun.

Sun Tzu		2012-05-25 07:28:10 PM

"I went South"

RatMaster999		2012-05-25 07:38:52 PM

Had this running through my head...

/obscure?

studman 69		2012-05-25 07:42:03 PM

The plane seemed like it was pouting "I wanna go back up into the air... :-( "

whatisaidwas		2012-05-25 08:46:12 PM

impaler: back and to the left.

back and to the left.

+1

mudpants		2012-05-25 09:49:48 PM

I typed, I spell checked, I became invisible .... my ass ... for my time, have some. Oh and 5 bucks ? I will keep that thank you.

slotz		2012-05-25 10:09:40 PM

RatMaster999: [images.45cat.com image 640x640]

Had this running through my head...

/obscure?

Is this the flipside of "Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron?"

Charlie Freak		2012-05-25 10:19:45 PM

LoneVVolf: Never seen a 747 hit Vr at 0 kts before...

That wasn't 0 knots by a long shot, probably more like 50 or 60. And you can unstick and rotate a lot of planes well below V_R, they just won't fly very well (or at all - mostly they'll just drag along on the tailskid while directional control is marginalized).

In this case the CG was aft enough (largely due to lack of engines, fuel, and who knows what other components) and there was enough lift in front of the CG (flaps and slats were well extended) and enough tail-down force from the horizontal stab to get it to rotate.

Any Pie Left		2012-05-25 11:33:40 PM

Reminds me of puppies when they run in their dreams.

UNAUTHORIZED FINGER		2012-05-25 11:35:17 PM

That's not too far from here, and it was even windier today. It was so windy that I watched a chicken lay the same egg three times.

Dougie AXP		2012-05-25 11:37:09 PM

take flight my ass.

chewielouie		2012-05-26 02:18:45 AM

Not at all surprised.

rooftop235		2012-05-26 11:47:31 AM

Charlie Freak: LoneVVolf: Never seen a 747 hit Vr at 0 kts before...

That wasn't 0 knots by a long shot, probably more like 50 or 60. And you can unstick and rotate a lot of planes well below VR, they just won't fly very well (or at all - mostly they'll just drag along on the tailskid while directional control is marginalized).

In this case the CG was aft enough (largely due to lack of engines, fuel, and who knows what other components) and there was enough lift in front of the CG (flaps and slats were well extended) and enough tail-down force from the horizontal stab to get it to rotate.

Years ago at OIA, a plane was turned nearly 180 degrees from its original position by a storm with 70+MPH winds. It made the news because it was kind of funny.

studebaker hoch		2012-05-26 03:19:01 PM

Looks like it's stalling, and just staying at a constant angle of attack.

FastJeff		2012-05-26 03:30:51 PM

I think I'll go for a flight!

You're not fooling anyone, you know.

I feel happy! I feel happy!

relaxitsjustme		2012-05-26 04:25:34 PM

I'm going to go with fake.

PYROY		2012-05-26 04:36:32 PM

I guess I've been using the word 'flight' incorrectly all of these years.

Oldiron_79		2012-05-26 05:07:07 PM

gameshowhost: That was like watching a diabetic octogenarian trying to get an erection.

Mind bleach, STAT

100 Watt Walrus		2012-05-26 05:47:36 PM

impaler: LowbrowDeluxe: Bf+: impaler: Video is better if you pretend the 747 is gleefully yelling"Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" the whole time.

I re-watched it-- You are completely correct!

Now rewatch it imagining a text crawl explaining that it's an aircraft boneyard for planes destined to never fly again, with a sad instrumental playing that segues into a slow version of "I Believe I Can Fly"

The high winds just blew dust in my eye.

I'm glad I'm not the only one that anthropomorphized that 747 and kinda felt sorry for it.

i.imgur.com

Feels its pain.

RatMaster999		2012-05-27 02:28:11 AM

slotz: RatMaster999: [images.45cat.com image 640x640]

Had this running through my head...

/obscure?

Is this the flipside of "Snoopy Vs. the Red Baron?"

I have that record. Haven't played it since I was a kid, but I don't think so. I hadn't realized until I posted that this wasn't the version I know, which was done by the Irish Rovers.

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