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Old 2nd November 2008 | 19:54
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False Capture
 
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Here are some questions and answers I thought of when I saw this video:

a) Why is the posture of the "pilot" far too upright and motionless especially as he'd be working his butt off to control the aircraft? Looks like the figure is a small model.
b) Why is the landing roll far too short? This indicates a lack off energy - just like watching a model aeroplane land.
c) Why doesn't the landing gear collapse or flex? In a full-sized aircraft the landing gear would have collapsed or at the very least it would have been compressed to point of a prop-strike.
d) Where's the registration? No need for a registration on a model aircraft
e) Why does it conveniently groundloop to the left after landing? To hide the wing of the full-size aeroplane when it is substituted to show the hero opening the canopy.
f) How many Extras have suffered a structural failure? None

At the end of the day, it's a radio controlled aircraft which some fancy editing.
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