Now we're REALLY taking off! Unbelievable video shows strong winds lifting a parked jumbo jet into the airtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb* p1 b8 ?# R' u l9 T3 k4 Q
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If you're already afraid of flying, don't watch this.5.39.217.76+ {2 N6 [+ p3 K5 T; M. l
) O+ l6 c* s' Z' G7 fTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Unbelievable footage has captured the moment extreme wind conditions lift a jumbo jet well into the air at a California boneyard.& Q9 ^" D2 Y( v" m! I& V
) G% [9 r# ]; l- D' P& @- ?( n/ R- c) q公仔箱論壇The video, taken on Wednesday and posted on YouTube, shows the incredible result when winds reaching over 70 miles per hour come into contact with a heavy airplane, sitting stationary.$ i# X* ~, ~+ y2 [4 s
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! c# n" ^1 K% t: {. Y3 s; p; u$ fLighter: The 747 has been stripped of its interior so is lighter than most planestvb now,tvbnow,bttvb2 N$ _7 _5 B5 }
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Powerful: Nevertheless, it took a mighty gust of wind to lift the nose of the normally during takeoff, an airplane flies into the wind, and air movement over the wings lifts the aircraft up into the sky.公仔箱論壇4 @0 b: A+ |( X8 A9 j
& ^3 Y' Y1 U' ]* E' PBut the video shows how a plane can still be lifted up when standing still, if the wind is strong enough.9 i. G, y. L6 s( V6 W! \6 {
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The nose of the Southern Air jet, parked at the yard in Mojave, outside of Los Angeles, is lifted metres off the ground as the 747s wings generate enough movement to actually pick the fuselage.
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The wind sees the plane bounce around while the back wheels stay in place.
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; f0 q7 f* F! O" c5.39.217.76Like a toy: The massive jet was pushed around the runway by the windtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( @, t2 u/ K0 ^" d+ y" F D+ H
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The next day the plane was found to have rotated about 45 degrees from its original position.
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# w1 A0 c* z/ s! H8 WThe same wind storm damaged many rooftops, cut power and sent huge clouds of sand and dust billowing into the sky.
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0 x* c$ g, Y8 `9 Q7 a5.39.217.76According to Gadling.com, the Southern Air 747 shown in the footage is scheduled to be scrapped, so the engines and much of the interior had been stripped off the plane's frame.
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# o0 i3 F- {8 q4 B5.39.217.76It was becase of this reduced weight that the airplane was able to effectively take off. So don't worry, it is unlikely to happen on your next flight.
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