Wednesday 11 July 2012

Boeing 747 Lifting In Place In Extreme Wind Conditions

This 747 is sitting in a boneyard in Mojave, CA waiting to be dismantled and recycled at the end of its useful life. On May 23rd, 2012 the area experienced extreme winds of 70+ miles per hour. Without the weight of its engines and with its landing flaps deployed, the slightly tail heavy 747 tries to take to the skies one last time.



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1 comment(s):

PIREP said...

The poor old thing is homesick for the sky.