I think it's pretty obvious this is a fake.
 

Sorry fella; this didn't actually happen!

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John - what they are saying is that it is a 'photo-trick'. I believe the 'picture' was discussed and disected on 'Spectators' Balcony' - possibly up to a year ago. You may be able to 'search' for it there if you need to.

The original un-edited photo was taken at Zurich.

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/192056/L/

Also you can see the reflection of the engine on the fuselage with no fire!

actually, there is a real case of engine fire which happened, also in ZRH, about at the same spot on RWY 16. It was one of the first MD-11, operated by Swissair. I saw the picture, but don't know if it is somewhere on the net. The fire looks pretty similar, although not as predominant as here. Flames are going mainly backwards, not forward, as pictured here.

That picture is just as real as this one

Have a look here: http://www.airdisaster.com/forums/sh...ight=photoshop

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Link to commercial website removed... Sick Squid, Forum Moderator

That's because the light has farther to travel to create the reflected... Oh never mind.

:}

(In reality, the fireworks were photographed during some ground-bound certification test at the engine manufacturer's -
blade failure, bird ingestion, spotter disposal, etc.)

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I saw an Aer Lingus B737 at Heathrow many moons ago blow an engine and it left the biggest smoke trail you have ever seen which hung there for about 5 minutes

G-I-B

LMAO :}

(no offence chaps...)