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[Paul]

I think the lost of a wing full of fuel would have caused a fire.

If that happened while I was flying, it would be a BOKMAGB.

[Lil bastard]

Not bad... but NOT real.

[nola911]

I saw this yesterday for the first time. Great video, but it was pointed out to me that at :55 seconds, the rear wheel disappears and then quickly reappears.

[Frodo]

Quote:

"I think the lost of a wing full of fuel would have caused a fire.

If that happened while I was flying, it would be a BOKMAGB."

Posted by Paul.

I don't know much about stunt planes...would they (and this model in particular) have fuel storage in the wings??

Also---I figured out the KMAGB part, but what is the BO prefix part?

Re-watching the vid, I've decided that right when the craft goes from largely vertical to (seemingly magically) onto its landing gear, it looks a bit contrived. The bounce looks phony to me, and it's also when the focus too-conveniently gets a bit blurred, if only briefly. Could this be footage of a model (radio-controlled) aircraft?

My father-in-law also sent a link with some amazing radio-controlled flight. Check out:

www.video.shutupandfly.com/3DPracticeDan04.WMV

...especially the vertical, zero velocity hovering by these, fixed-wing aircraft.

[bigb]

Impressive at first, but clearly fake

[Topless]

Originally Posted by Frodo

Quote:

"I think the lost of a wing full of fuel would have caused a fire.

If that happened while I was flying, it would be a BOKMAGB."

Posted by Paul.

I don't know much about stunt planes...would they (and this model in particular) have fuel storage in the wings??

Also---I figured out the KMAGB part, but what is the BO prefix part?

Translation: Bend over and kiss my arse goodby.
Yep. Most have wet wings in addition to a fuselage fuel tank. Here is the Kirby Chambliss Edge540. Amazing pilot and complete loon.
http://www.air-races.com/aircraft/Edge%20540.htm

[rick3000]

I am not so sure this is fake. My dad and uncle (who are both pilots) where telling me about something similar to this happening at an air show a few months ago. It could very well be real, but I am no expert.

[FTD]

Certain aspects of it actually made me laugh because of the hokey aspect. My biggest grin is how the wing just so nicely, cleanly and quickly ejected away from the plane, and the plane did not respond to any laws of physics by such a sudden shift in weight and force. Think of this: if you are holding up an object above your head with both arms, and suddenly you lose an arm or a leg, there would have to be a peiod of adjustment to realign the distribution of weight and force to keep the object above your head. I do not see this shift / recovery in this vid. There were a couple of other giggles too.

I think the solid indication that this is fake: notice the landing - the missing wing reappears.

[boxster_s_boy_34]

That's definately not real. The only airplane that I can think of that only needs one wing to land is the A-10. The bounce is also hokey and if you look close enough at the paint in the end, it definately looks like a model. Pretty good for a doctored up video though.