Nice save.

[BrokenVisage]

Originally posted by: S Freud

Originally posted by: BrokenVisage
I was waiting for it to turn into a Decepticon, so fake it's real!

That actually would have been funny.

Meh, nobody's perfect.

 

[JulesMaximus]

There is exactly zero...point...zero chance that this is real.

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: Evadman
If it is fake the control surfaces all match what the plane is doing. So if it is fake, at least it is a decent one. the bounce on landing looks all wrong though.

What do you mean "if" it is fake? This is so obviously fake I question the sanity of people who think this is real.

 

[Bignate603]

Originally posted by: hiromizu

Originally posted by: MrWizzard

Originally posted by: hiromizu
Just to toss this in, a real plane CAN do this. There was a case where an F15 landed safely. As long as you have enough airspeed where the existing control surfaces are effective enough, a pilot may be able to successfully control the plane to safety..or at least minimize catastrophe. Catch is that most likely your airspeed would be so great that you'll be coming in much faster than usual.

Um f-15 and this plane are sooo different. Only reason the F-15 was able to do that is it has 2 engines and 2 tail fins. A plane like this could never ever do that.

Ok smartypants, explain how an extra engine and a vertical stabilizer will make a difference in this scenario? Did you see how the plane was banked 90* to essentially convert the elevators and existing wing into a vertical stabilizer/single aileron while the vertical stabilizer which is short and close to the fuselage was converted into a single sided elevator? That essentially meets the requirements for a controlled albeit dodgy flight. It's entirely possible.

The F15 in the case of the one wing landing had a significantly different shape to its body. The flat shape of its body allowed it to act as a lifting body (think large flying wing) as long as it maintained enough forward motion. The lift has to come from close to the center of gravity of the plane or it will not lift the plane, it will only flip it around. Lifting a plane by its vertical stabilizer is completely impossible. A traditional plane's fuselage is not capable of producing lift. Cylinders do no produce any appreciable lift and a traditional fuselage is more a cylinder than a flying wing. The ONLY WAY a plane like that could stay airborne is vertically if the engine was able to produce more thrust than the weight of the plane. It would essentially become a helicopter with a tiny tiny little rotor and even then it would start to spin uncontrollably because it lacks a helicopter's tail rotor.

It is not possible for a plane of that kind to land without a wing. Missing most of a wing might still be possible though.

 

[Kalmah]

That is an r\c airplane simulator. It's an actual game and the physics in it are amazing. It expensive though. I saw a demo set up in a hobby shop. The entire thing is about $400 with r\c controler and everything.