Comments on: Pilot Lands Plane With One Wing

By: thesmo

thesmo — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:07:19 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=r%2Fc+model+plane+lands+on +one+wing&search_type=&aq=f

This is possible to do and has been done.

By: Whatboy

Whatboy — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:40:40 +0000

Computer generated video… cool…

By: Tweeker

Tweeker — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:39:19 +0000

I was expecting a real Isreali F15 before I opened the flash.

By: mark r

mark r — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 15:46:55 +0000

I like how the cameraman can’t keep the thing in frame to save his life until the last 10 seconds. Righttt.

By: anavrintobin

anavrintobin — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:15:13 +0000

Not neat and a waste of 1.14.

By: K!P

K!P — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:59:17 +0000

altough fake, those stunt planes have so much power that they can do helicoptor like tricks. havent seen it before, nice vid.

By: Hole In The Donut

Hole In The Donut — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:49:55 +0000

Wow! You guys are rough. I was just trying to find some interesting stuff to post. Next time, I’ll check Snopes first – probably should have thought of that before. Guess I’m just not as much of an expert on physics and video production as the rest of you. But at least it generated an interesting discussion. Thanks for all your comments and explanations.

By: JamesM

JamesM — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:24:12 +0000

So fake that I’m embarrassed for even having seen it posted to this site.

By: ted

ted — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:31:13 +0000

lol @ bewbies.

When did Snopes start getting so many popups?

By: Vasu Srinivasan

Vasu Srinivasan — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:35:37 +0000

This video is fake. See the response video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5uVaG9k6kw

By: DaveL

DaveL — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:41:25 +0000

JMM… it’s possible for fake to be neat… if we’re talkin’ about bewbies.

By: rute

rute — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:24:50 +0000

Failorama, seconded.

By: Mr. Binky

Mr. Binky — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:15:05 +0000

I would say the “Where’s his right wing?” acting also gave away the fakeness.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:02:03 +0000

Yeah, how did this relic fakeness get promoted to the front page?

By: BillMcDavd

BillMcDavd — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:53:43 +0000

Fake
http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/onewing.asp

By: Ben Eshbach

Ben Eshbach — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:53:09 +0000

Aside from the bad quality of the special effects, a real airplane, having lost its right wing, would spin in the opposite direction than the little plane in this video spins.

By: JMM

JMM — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:02:54 +0000

Whay can’t fake be neat? I say it’s fake and neat.

By: Mouserz

Mouserz — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 23:49:30 +0000

they didn’t even bother with it.

By: keysmaker

keysmaker — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:51:57 +0000

Absolutely agree with you guys, FAKE!

By: Jett

Jett — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 21:36:12 +0000

Failorama

By: SenorMysterioso

SenorMysterioso — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:58:35 +0000

not neat

By: Josh

Josh — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:38:34 +0000

I believe the landing tells all.

By: skidworth

skidworth — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:12:31 +0000

craig is correct….a viral marketing campaign that uses both large scale r/c models and CG. notice how the camera pans along with the plane as it lands? that would only be possible if the cameraman could run 50 mph AND hold a camera relatively steady. nice try.

By: tomassino

tomassino — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:02:23 +0000

fake, as a wooden coin

By: VonSkippy

VonSkippy — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:01:15 +0000

“All a y’all are party poopers”

Perhaps Snopes could figure out what language that is?

By: Christophe

Christophe — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:00:56 +0000

THIS made it to the front page? WTF?

…Anyway, THIS is the real mccoy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk1KBQ96_DI

By: doug

doug — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:59:04 +0000

FAKE! you can see it’s fake because the shadows are all wrong. but seriously, this is poor

By: MrPumpernickel

MrPumpernickel — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:58:40 +0000

Hole In The Donut, notice for instance how the plane stops on a dime even though it has momentum enough to carry on for quite some distance? That’s a telltale sign that it’s extremely fake. It’s like the plane has no mass whatsoever.

Also, notice with what relative ease the pilot is controlling the plane the split second before it lands.

When it lands you can see clearly that it’s a 3d model, the compositing is not done convincingly, the lighting is off, the materials are off. Not to mention the out of focus parts doesn’t look like camera blurryness, it looks like it was made in post.

I could probably dissect it further, but I think you get the idea. It may be convincing to people who have no idea what they’re looking at or who can’t see the obvious telltale signs of something not being real.

By: error404

error404 — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:56:51 +0000

the totally nonsensical physics would be the giveaway.

Oh that and the snopes entry obviously.

By: Cordydan

Cordydan — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:51:52 +0000

All a y’all are party poopers.
None the less…
http://www.snopes.com/photos/airplane/onewing.asp

By: Craig

Craig — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:50:24 +0000

this made the rounds a year ago. why is it still being posted? It was proved to be a hoax – it was a marketing stunt (with an RC airplane) for a german company. This is really old news…

By: Steveo

Steveo — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:49:06 +0000

Notice how the missing wing is away from the camera when the plane is stopped. Other shots look like a model… I’ve seen this in much higher resolution. Consensus: Fake!

By: Hole In The Donut

Hole In The Donut — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:45:09 +0000

I watched this video perhaps a dozen times, trying to see any sign that it is fake. I’d love to hear details from those that think it s fake – please tell me what you see!

By: Pi4noBl4ck

Pi4noBl4ck — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:40:18 +0000

Fake as a 3 dollar bill.

By: MrPumpernickel

MrPumpernickel — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:36:20 +0000

Even without looking at the flawed physics in this video the plane sticks out like a sore thumb. It’s a rather crudely put together fake video…”amazingly” indeed.