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Long Exposure of an Airliner Takeoff (i.imgur.com)

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[–]coolmandan03 236 points237 points ago

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airliners.net is an awesome website (where this picture came from). Note they have a TON of these long exposure landings

[–]EvilHom3r 51 points52 points ago

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It's a shame none of them are wallpaper-sized :(

[–]yojay 44 points45 points ago

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You could lower your resolution waaaayyy down.

[–]EvilHom3r 72 points73 points ago

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You're talking to someone whose desktop resolution totals 4240x1050

[–]manc_lad 167 points168 points ago

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You trying to compensate for something?

[–]EvilHom3r 371 points372 points ago

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I didn't say I had a Mac.

[–]Gackt 22 points23 points ago

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And boom goes the dynamite.

[–]Kythis 15 points16 points ago

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[ ] Told

[ ] Fucking Told

[x] The TOLD Man and the Sea

[–]pigferret 6 points7 points ago

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[ ] Told Spice

[–]trouser_trout 78 points79 points ago

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Hiyo!

[–]furmat60 39 points40 points ago

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WHAMMY!

[–]Wulfnuts 15 points16 points ago

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i dont always come to reddit.

but when i do, its for shit like this.

ps. i'm lying, i always come to reddit :(

[–]thetoastmonster 23 points24 points ago

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Wakka-wakka-wakka!

[–]pyrohotdog 22 points23 points ago

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POW! Right in the kisser.

[–]jamesmanning 4 points5 points ago

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to the moon? that would be lunacy!

[–]shoziku 1 point2 points ago

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that would be lunarcy, the 7 is silent.

[–]orange_jooze 24 points25 points ago

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Zing!

[–]Tophat_Gentleman 18 points19 points ago

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Booya!

[–]orange_jooze 8 points9 points ago

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That's the biggest collection of joke-ending expressions I've seen.

[–]sleepygamer 5 points6 points ago

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That's Kablammo.

[–]plug_into_aux 6 points7 points ago

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OUCH

[–]LOLSTRALIA 10 points11 points ago

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Well played good sir.

[–]indiadesi725 5 points6 points ago

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1000 internets to you, good sir!

[–]dirtygerman55 5 points6 points ago

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Directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

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    [–]caldera15 1 point2 points ago

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    that is one long ass desktop

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      [–]bdelgado 1 point2 points ago

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      Guys! We have the solution.

      [–]xeroxperience 1 point2 points ago

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      Put it on ur phone

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        [–]marquizzo 15 points16 points ago*

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        In this picture, how is it that all the stars disappear and reappear at the same time (i.e. they burn the same pattern onto the camera)?

        Edit: Awesome response time, guys. Thanks!

        [–][deleted] 22 points23 points ago

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        I'm guessing that the photographer had to close the shutter a few times to avoid something else like a vehicle, train or left to right travelling aircraft from spoiling the exposure of what he wanted to capture.

        [–]trouser_trout 15 points16 points ago

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        I'd say it's a composite of many stacked photos. That's the usual way of doing star-trail photography. /r/astrophotography will have more info. Someone posted a link to a quick tool for stacking that I thought I bookmarked, but I can't find it now. I'll see if I can find it.

        [–]dave8927 9 points10 points ago

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        Startrails

        [–]trouser_trout 1 point2 points ago

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        That's the one! Bookmark for me and upboat for you.

        [–]INukeAll 4 points5 points ago

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        this photo is probably a stack of multiple images (maybe 11-15), and the gaps are where photos aren't being taken.

        [–]JerryFish 8 points9 points ago

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        I made a video from my house looking downtown... theres some planes flying around after takeoff and for landing. (4.5 hrs of 30sec exposures). Enjoy:

        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGRrGMlHjFs

        [–]Cyanotic911 1 point2 points ago

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        I knew that looked like the Phoenix area =]

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          [–]Jubinator 3 points4 points ago

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          I would love to see one of these from a landing with heavy cross winds.

          [–]smpx 1 point2 points ago

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          What the hell happened here?

          [–]orange_jooze 8 points9 points ago

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          Lag.

          [–]TheCid 2 points3 points ago

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          Turbulence on the way up, and the plane moving level diagonally away from the camera? If something's above you, it'll look like it's moving down as it moves towards the horizon.

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            [–]calicocelot 1 point2 points ago

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            These pictures are so beautiful. The light trails look like roads in the sky.

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              [–]comptroller23 74 points75 points ago

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              oh, so THATS what the highway to the danger zone looks like

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              [deleted]

              [–]comptroller23 1 point2 points ago

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              thanks doctor

              [–]Vertigo666 17 points18 points ago

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              Danger Zone

              [–]robbysalz 27 points28 points ago

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              WHOA is the incline really that steep or is it just a compression effect from the camera?

              [–]beachresortfrontdesk 24 points25 points ago

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              my theory: the incline looks steeper because of the front-on angle it was shot from. if you saw an angle from the side, you'd be better able to see the horizontal change, which would make it more apparent that the incline isn't actually as steep as it seems

              [–]base736 15 points16 points ago

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              Front-on angle and a telephoto lens, I think. Front-on angle alone would give lots of depth in the image and make it seem shallow again. Telephoto lens from a distance would wash out the depth entirely, making things seem steeper.

              [–]FirstDivision 1 point2 points ago

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              I love that we've apparently invented a phrase "front-on" and I know exactly what it means.

              [–]SmokeyDBear 1 point2 points ago

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              Exactly. If this was instead shot at around 50mm focal length on a typical size film or sensor then it wouldn't look nearly as steep, even from this angle. The depth information is technically always washed out in a photograph. Without bifocal information, your brain has to guess at distance information based on how large or small similar things appear to be and the whole point of a telephoto lens is to reduce how optically small faraway things are.

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                [–]ElencherMind 23 points24 points ago

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                If you've ever taken off from John Wayne Airport near Los Angeles (actually, Orange County) this takeoff angle will seem perfectly normal to you.

                [–]yrbroom 6 points7 points ago

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                I can vouch for this

                [–]gradient_x 1 point2 points ago

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                That was my guess!!!! Any confirmation that this was the airport this shot came from?

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                  [–]qpHalcy0n 6 points7 points ago*

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                  Yes, the first segment of flight basically has the aircraft maintaining a speed not too terribly high above takeoff speed which results (depending on load, aircraft, and altitude) in a brief rapid climb since takeoff power is maintained for this first portion of flight. Primarily to avoid any obstacles and in the event of engine failure or some other power-off malfunction would allow the captain sufficient altitude to safely navigate to suitable landing location. Subsequently, power is reduced to climb power and the aircraft is accelerated to climb speed which depends on procedure and other local rules.

                  Aircraft like the Boeing 757 are easily capable of climb rates in excess of 4000ft/min. This rate is sufficient to make your ears pop rather delightfully put your stomach up your throat.

                  Also because of the perspective-effect of the eye and camera it's going to appear steeper than it is.

                  [–]mcrbids 9 points10 points ago

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                  If you watch jets, you'll see that they can take off at crazy steep angles when under full power. (Hint: most flights do NOT take off at full power, even in the little planes I fly) Also, certain ultra-high performance planes can maintain near vertical takeoffs. (Hello Patty Wagstaff!) PS: Patty = Hot + airplanes. Wowzers!

                  This looks like a hard climb (at or near VX) to about 1,000 ft which is typical TPA. (Traffic Pattern Altitude)

                  Aircraft typically have at least two numbers list for "best" climb speeds: VX (Best rate of climb over distance travelled) and VY. (best rate of climb over time) Usually, VX is about 10-20% slower in airspeed over VY.

                  [–]stilldash 1 point2 points ago

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                  Upvote for Patty Wagstaff

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                    [–]memejob 1 point2 points ago

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                    Thats what I thought, but that's also how a lot of the descents in the album someone posted look like too. Maybe it just looks less steep when you can see the plane.

                    [–]alphanovember 1 point2 points ago

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                    It's the camera.

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                      [–]not_brent_spiner 136 points137 points ago

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                      I submitted this a while ago.

                      [–]johnyquest 15 points16 points ago

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                      great set. I really enjoyed looking through them. I really know nothing about photography but it blows my mind. How do the buildings and stationary lights, etc., not get so overexposed as to ruin the rest of the shot?

                      [–][deleted] 8 points9 points ago*

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                      I saw in one comment that he mentions his ND400 filter falling off the end (that's a 9 stop neutral density filter). Maybe the airliner lights are bright enough (relative to surrounding street lights) that he can just stop way down and use a neutral density filter to expose for a very long time.

                      edit: No-jargon summary: if it's not a photoshop combination (from multiple exposures), it's probably the case that the airplane lights are a lot brighter than the surroundings, so he can expose for a long time (with some tricks to reduce the amount of light coming in) and get good exposures of both the dimmer surrounding lights (exposed for the whole period of time) and the much brighter airplane lights (exposed briefly as the plane moves by).

                      [–]Orgasm_Hut 1 point2 points ago

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                      Thanks for the layman explanation.

                      [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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                      Ok, added a summary without jargon.

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                        [–]exxonvaldez 1 point2 points ago

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                        Hi, I created the images in the Flickr set. The technique I used for multiple planes was to "stack" individual shots, where each shot is between 30 seconds to 2 minutes long and resembles the OP. "Stack" means to combine images in Photoshop, using the brightest parts of each image. The background can be shot separately if needed, usually an HDR works better because of the large variations in brightness.

                        I did experiment with neutral density filters to deal with the landing lights of oncoming planes. Later on I chose to only shoot planes from behind because the trails looked better.

                        Regarding the perspective, it is quite compressed. From other angles it looks more normal. The runways are about 7500 feet long. The other side of the bay is about 9 miles away. When the planes rise to camera level, an elevation of around 400 feet, they are in the middle of the frame.

                        [–]johnyquest 1 point2 points ago

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                        Thanks for the reply. I appreciate you taking the time to explain that. Your pics are wonderful -- keep up the good work! I've always been interested in photography but really, how many hobbies can one have!?... :P

                        For the record, is this similar, then, to the technique people are always using to "write" and or "draw" with light in photos?

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                          [–]amansman 12 points13 points ago

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                          These pictures mess with my inferred depth perception. I know airplanes don't land and lift off at such steep angles.

                          [–]PieOverToo 10 points11 points ago*

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                          Shooting with a telephoto lens causes the perspective in a photo to be compressed (or rather, standing a long way back compresses perspective, then zooming in close gives the impression the observer is closer than in reality (especially without any visual cues in the photo). It's explained quite well here.

                          [–]amansman 1 point2 points ago

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                          It's still a little mindbreaking to realize that in those pictures, specifically this one, the other side of the bay is actually closer to the camera than a large portion of all of those flight paths (maybe "light paths" is more appropriate).

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                            [–][deleted] 5 points6 points ago

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                            Awesome but why would he make the flikr name exxonvaldez. More importantly why do I always check usernames now. What has reddit done to me?

                            [–]aviator104 3 points4 points ago

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                            Do you check everything slowly?

                            [–]ElwoodDowd 1 point2 points ago

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                            Those are fucking fantastic.

                            [–]meyouandmyfriends 1 point2 points ago

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                            This should go in r/airporn

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                              [–]BMKA 24 points25 points ago

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                              Here is my attempt at the same thing, from Reagan National Airport outside of DC

                              [–]FirstDivision 1 point2 points ago

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                              I like yours better.

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                                [–]Dasutin 85 points86 points ago

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                                Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads...

                                [–]NewUploader1 264 points265 points ago

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                                does this picture make anyone else think of the rainbow level of Mario Kart 64?

                                [–]EvilHom3r 259 points260 points ago

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                                It's called the road, it's called the rainbow road...

                                [–]enjoytheshow 55 points56 points ago

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                                The world is a better place because of that guy.

                                [–]Tendog 10 points11 points ago

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                                The sacrifices he made to bring joy and harmony to mankind... they will never be forgotten.

                                [–]WEVIL 10 points11 points ago

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                                If the afterlife really consists of racing on Rainbow Road, I will die a very happy man

                                [–]tennyc 14 points15 points ago

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                                Mario Kart Love Song

                                [–]epmca 14 points15 points ago

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                                Real men know the only real rainbow road is on SNES.

                                [–]noles602 6 points7 points ago

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                                This song will be stuck in my head for the rest of the night...and I thank you kind sir.

                                [–]LinkBalls 4 points5 points ago

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                                Fuck Youtube's new system of starting a new video right after the video you were watching fucking ends. I just got rickrolled because of that shit.

                                [–]Joshooa 5 points6 points ago

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                                Reminds me of Tim and Eric

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                                  [–]rookoka 14 points15 points ago

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                                  Lets-a-go!

                                  [–]tHeSiD 7 points8 points ago

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                                  Reminds me of tron for some reason

                                  [–]BillyBreen 2 points3 points ago

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                                  That. And Pilotwings.

                                  [–]ofcoursemyhorse 1 point2 points ago

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                                  id say more of a a roller coaster upon its climb to its first drop.

                                  [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                                  I'm 32 and what is this

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                                    [–]MrAndersom 21 points22 points ago

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                                    Although nowhere near as cool, a few weeks ago, I did a long exposure of a helicopter taking off from a hospital here. This picture reminded me of mine.

                                    [–]lamby 2 points3 points ago

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                                    Neat picture.

                                    Note that helicopters will rarely ascend vertically and then start moving off (as you might expect). This is to avoid the "coffin corner".

                                    [–]aszl3j 1 point2 points ago

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                                    Wow, I always thought that helicopters were much more dangerous because the lack of glide ability of the fixed-wing aircraft. I guess I was wrong, as this video demonstrates: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPEJ07ecJvY.

                                    Although it does seem like the pilot has much less time to react due to generally lower altitudes at which helicopters operate.

                                    [–]FirstDivision 1 point2 points ago

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                                    I love the bottom right part of the diagram: "If you're going 120 knots 10 feet off the ground, you're probably going to die."

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                                      [–]DoesNotTalkMuch 16 points17 points ago

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                                      If you get the turbo boost on the green light at the start (or with a mushroom on your second or third laps) you can jump off the ledge to the left there and skip half the course.

                                      [–]scy1192 28 points29 points ago

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                                      That's gotta be zoomed in a ton. That looks like, what, an 80 degree incline in a normal viewing situation? Have you ever experienced 2400N of force backwards while in an airplane?

                                      [–]enginuitor 37 points38 points ago

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                                      That's gotta be zoomed in a ton

                                      Makes sense enough, given the less-than-enthusiastic attitude the authorities seem to have about people walking out onto the tarmac and setting up tripods.

                                      [–]aeraer7 9 points10 points ago

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                                      How'd you get your 2400 newtons figure?

                                      [–]funbunoflaherty 13 points14 points ago

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                                      GOOD QUESTION

                                      how DID he get 2400 fig newtons?

                                      [–]scy1192 9 points10 points ago

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                                      5 different walmarts

                                      [–]scy1192 7 points8 points ago

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                                      I just figured about 3Gs on an 80kg person

                                      [–]ehrenmurdick 10 points11 points ago

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                                      Where'd you get 3 Gs?

                                      [–]scy1192 45 points46 points ago

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                                      pulled it out of my ass

                                      [–]zincnitrate 29 points30 points ago

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                                      I admire your honesty as well as your ass capacity.

                                      [–]biggerthancheeses 11 points12 points ago

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                                      There's gotta be a better way to say that.

                                      [–]harusp3x 31 points32 points ago

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                                      capassity?

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                                        [–]Diggtastic 1 point2 points ago

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                                        AT&T

                                        [–]jorsiem 1 point2 points ago

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                                        selling crack

                                        [–]o0Enygma0o 2 points3 points ago

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                                        have you ever seen a mig 28 do a 4g negative dive?

                                        [–]FirstDivision 1 point2 points ago

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                                        I was inverted.....

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                                          [–]TwoPhDsInEverything -1 points0 points ago

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                                          Actually, no. Being an aeronautical engineer working on my dissertation (stress mechanics, aeroelasticity) I can tell you safely that what you see is the actual angle on inclination.

                                          This may sound a bit technical but bear with me. If the incline is completely flat, then coefficient of friction is for static friction which means inertia is not changing - then you can find the largest angle for which the mass - in this case passengers on the plane, wont slide. This can be done by noting that the maximum force along the length of the incline is modeled simply as the normal force times the coefficient, which you can use to equate with the force from gravity down the incline, hence the actual identical "touchdown" angle.

                                          Still wondering how you obtained 2400 N, if you were using this equation which you should have been using, you wouldn't have gotten this result.

                                          Please go back and check your calculations.

                                          [–]AQUA2 35 points36 points ago

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                                          OP, you are a complete asshole for stealing this picture from Airliners.net and cropping off the name of the photographer at the bottom.

                                          [–]old_snake[S] 14 points15 points ago

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                                          I didn't crop anything. I found it on Google Images like that. Calm yourself. Karma is bullshit.

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                                            [–]shagginflies 4 points5 points ago

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                                            That looks like an unusually steep ascent

                                            [–]PhantomPhun 11 points12 points ago

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                                            You're not seeing the angle of ascent, I.E. "steepness" which is usually only 12 degrees or so. What you're seeing is the rate of ascent, how quickly it's gaining altitude - typically no less than 1000 feet per minute up to as much as 5000 feet per minute. So it's more like a fast elevator, not a steep rocket takeoff.

                                            [–]kamishizuka 2 points3 points ago

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                                            Yeah when I first see these I have trouble remembering that the lights that get captured don't necessarily represent the orientation of the plane.

                                            Love these though.

                                            [–]fragtoy 2 points3 points ago

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                                            Awesome picture!

                                            I took a similar picture last year: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fragtoy/4396685425/in/photostream

                                            [–]montagious 2 points3 points ago

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                                            "For anyone wondering why it's shaped like that - the control systems used on the take off sequence for that plane is causing the plane to overshoot it's set altitude. In control systems, a slight overshoot for a step input usually results in arriving at the steady state value (in this case, altitude) FASTER."

                                            Um, I'm an airline pilot and I don't even understand what you just said.

                                            I think what you're seeing is a pretty smooth level off. Remember this is a time lapse photo, so it isn't going to be perfectly smooth ever. Also there is a pretty quick transition into a right turn right at the first level-off. Notice the outside wing trail is dipping down, while the inside one is rising a little bit.

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                                            I'm not an expert with a camera or anything, but where is the plane? Did it go buy so quick it wasn't captured on the camera?

                                            [–]redditwithafork 1 point2 points ago

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                                            You can set up a camera so that the sensor that captures the picture is SOO sensitive to light that only very bright lights actually burn into the image. The reason you see everything else but the plane is because the camera was kept very still, and the shutter was held open for a very long time, so the rest of the image had enough time to reflect enough light into the camera to be burned into the image as well, since the only thing that was moving was the jet, you're actually seeing the bright lights of the jet many times over. Kimd of like when you move a laser pointer very fast against a wall in a dark room. Your eyes adjust so that the tiny laser dot looks like a line, but its still actually a dot just moving really fast. Put it this way, there are two major adjustments on a camera that control your image, how much light is let in, and how long it stays open. If its open very wide, a LOT of light will come in, so it doesn't need to be open very long, like a fraction of a second, if its only open a tiny bit, it needs to stay open much longer to.capture the same image. In this case it was open very tiny for a long time, so long in face that while it was open the jet moved from the runway to the air before the shutter closed. Hope that makes sense.

                                            [–]liverman 5 points6 points ago

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                                            That's some Tron shit right there.

                                            [–]Spectacularity 5 points6 points ago

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                                            TRON: AIRPORT

                                            [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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                                            That's a cool picture. Looks like the pilot's path is a physical continuation of the landing strip. Which it pretty much has to be.

                                            [–]choubob 2 points3 points ago

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                                            Wow, that really reminds me of those airplanes in Tron. Probably doesn't help that i just watched that movie.

                                            [–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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                                            Roller Coaster Tycoon on drugs.

                                            [–]WhatTheFuckinFUCK[!] 2 points3 points ago

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                                            Is anyone else confused as to why you cant see the actual airplane?

                                            [–]NedDasty 4 points5 points ago

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                                            Long-exposure shots need to be readjusted so everything doesn't look washed out. Something that doesn't emit a lot of light and is only in one part of the shot for a short duration is, compared to every other pixel in the photo, really dark.

                                            In other words, the plane is only in any one location for a very short period of time, so its level of exposure is much much less than the other background scenery--and the lights on the plane, which emit quite strong light and therefore don't need as much time.

                                            [–]citizen_coping 2 points3 points ago

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                                            Funny.... that's the same physical path I use to wipe my ass. It's Science.

                                            [–]EmmEff 2 points3 points ago

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                                            Great pic, but it's been on reddit for a long time... I guess searching before posting is passe.

                                            [–]davie18 5 points6 points ago

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                                            David Blaine has just tweeted it http://twitter.com/#!/davidblaine/status/67143341405507584

                                            [–]IronDouche 2 points3 points ago

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                                            David Blaine is a redditor?

                                            [–]davie18 2 points3 points ago

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                                            It would appear so.

                                            HI DAVE!

                                            [–]TwoPhDsInEverything 1 point2 points ago

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                                            Nice try, David Blaine.

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                                              [–]randible 11 points12 points ago

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                                              Nice shot! How did you get it without being wrestled to the ground by TSA/FBI agents?

                                              [–]spaceindaver 1 point2 points ago

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                                              This is beautiful. Good work.

                                              [–]Emblematic 1 point2 points ago

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                                              After seeing dozens of long exposure highway photos, I thought that this was certainly screwed up. Photoshopped.

                                              Then I realized we have airplanes. Neat.

                                              [–]bkoatz 1 point2 points ago

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                                              I think the physics part of my brain just jizzed.

                                              Anyone know the formula/principle that makes that pattern appear?

                                              [–]mrsolitonwave 10 points11 points ago

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                                              F=ma

                                              [–]Klockwerk 1 point2 points ago

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                                              Looks like a rollercoaster

                                              [–]ChaSuiBao 1 point2 points ago

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                                              I literally let out a gasp when I saw this.

                                              [–]Aww_Shucks 2 points3 points ago

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                                              I literally let out gas when I saw this.

                                              Just kidding. I'm looking at some shots from coolmandan03's comment, and I'm wondering why the airplane doesn't show up in the pics taken when there was light out...? Surely the plane would blur across the picture.

                                              [–]tito13kfm 1 point2 points ago

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                                              ND filter.

                                              Basically anything that is moving and not really bright will not show up, as what is behind it is exposed much longer.

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                                                [–]kevjames3 1 point2 points ago

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                                                I see this and think epic water slide

                                                [–]login_or_register_ 1 point2 points ago

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                                                It looks like a roller coaster tracks! Upvote for amazing pic!

                                                [–]Mordred19 1 point2 points ago

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                                                gah, rainbow road was always frustrating

                                                [–]jackpeacock47 1 point2 points ago

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                                                looks like a godly roller coaster

                                                [–]tushibu 1 point2 points ago

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                                                Just took a control systems final yesterday... all I see is a step response.

                                                [–]sfitzer 1 point2 points ago

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                                                Nice try Mr. Math teacher.

                                                [–]deezer89 1 point2 points ago

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                                                Railway to heaven

                                                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                                                DAMNIT. I've been trying to get a shot like this forever. Last time I headed out to our airport I just missed a plane, and waited around in the freezing cold for an hour for another one before I gave up. This is a awesome photo.

                                                [–]realblublu 1 point2 points ago

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                                                Silly road! Get out of the sky. You are a road.

                                                [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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                                                Can someone explain to me why there's no plane in the photo? I must be missing something..

                                                [–]hultsb 1 point2 points ago

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                                                It looks like the entrance to an Audiosurf track. sweet picture!

                                                [–]bpat 1 point2 points ago

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                                                Exactly what I thought of.

                                                [–]BDGLZ 1 point2 points ago

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                                                it's actually just an ordinary san francisco street... lit up.

                                                [–]facemelt 1 point2 points ago

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                                                Y U no see airplane??

                                                [–]trendo 1 point2 points ago

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                                                Here one I took of an airplane coming in for a landing. http://www.flickr.com/photos/infinitedecay/3839873016/in/set-72157611790062466

                                                [–]ahintoflime 1 point2 points ago

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                                                What's this guy taking pictures of an airport for? He must be a terrorist!

                                                [–]Turnip199 1 point2 points ago

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                                                I demand a 1920*1080 version of this!

                                                [–]casah 2 points3 points ago

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                                                coolest reddit pic I've seen.

                                                [–]tackaberry 3 points4 points ago

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                                                Reminds me of Rainbow Road for Mario Kart 64.

                                                [–]churizurd 2 points3 points ago

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                                                I never realized commercial airplanes landed and took off at such a sharp angle. I'll grip the armrests twice as hard when I fly now.

                                                [–]roland333 1 point2 points ago

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                                                Are you sure thats not a landing?

                                                [–]rlee0001 6 points7 points ago

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                                                For the love of God I hope not.

                                                [–]roland333 1 point2 points ago

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                                                It'd be a hell of a ride though:P

                                                [–]travnasty 5 points6 points ago

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                                                Definitely not. Turning into the approach path would never happen that late during a night landing.

                                                [–]xlance 1 point2 points ago

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                                                F-Zero anyone?

                                                [–]speckledfreckle 0 points1 point ago

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                                                nice star filter :)

                                                [–]randible 10 points11 points ago

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                                                That is the effect of the lens diaphragm being "stopped down" to small aperture, not a filter.

                                                [–]Pravusmentis 0 points1 point ago

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                                                a plus. would view again. great shooting material.

                                                [–]extesser 0 points1 point ago

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                                                reminds me of the red coins on the penguin slide in mario 64

                                                [–]panky117 0 points1 point ago

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                                                I wanna ride that rollercoaster

                                                [–]thetruthoftensux 0 points1 point ago

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                                                that was a badass pic....... +1 interwebs for you

                                                [–]redcat111 0 points1 point ago

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                                                That's kinda awesome.

                                                [–]ultramurph 0 points1 point ago

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                                                fuck this picture is so good

                                                [–]aloeicious 0 points1 point ago

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                                                I like this very much.

                                                [–]planet_rob 0 points1 point ago

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                                                That's pretty cool.

                                                [–]onohedinn 0 points1 point ago

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                                                The photographer should use an ND filter so the lights look more awesome.

                                                [–]Astoundly_Profounded 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Did anybody else expect it to be a regular picture of a plane on the tarmac experiencing a delay before takeoff as a joke?

                                                [–]BrianWebDev 0 points1 point ago

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                                                roller coaster in the making??

                                                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                                HIGHWAY OF THE FUTURE!! OOH! AAH!

                                                [–]deadlyernest 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Love it!

                                                [–]xueye 0 points1 point ago

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                                                I have no idea about anything to do with photography, so forgive the silly question but how come you don't see the airliner?

                                                [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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                                                The first few times I flew that point at the top where the climb rate suddenly decreases made me freak out. At that point it always feels like the plane is falling.

                                                Fucking momentum - how does it work!

                                                [–]merik42 0 points1 point ago

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                                                WEEE!!! rollercoaster in the skyyy!!!!

                                                [–]SopieMunky 0 points1 point ago

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                                                This picture is so magical. Good job taking a simple idea and making it look awesome!

                                                [–]roythunder 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Thanks. Now I know what that looks like.

                                                [–]DazednEnthused 0 points1 point ago

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                                                The only thing that could make me change my desktop background from Elisha Cuthbert. Thank you.

                                                [–]aheadwarp9 0 points1 point ago

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                                                My god, it's full of star-filters!

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                                                [–]hippyjump 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Pretty cool

                                                [–]Can-eh-dian 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Awesome.

                                                [–]HanshinFan[!] 0 points1 point ago

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                                                And she's climbing the stairway... to heaven...

                                                [–]UveXdme 0 points1 point ago

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                                                thats neat

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                                                [–]ep3 0 points1 point ago

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                                                New desktop image: Check

                                                [–]apcacciatore 0 points1 point ago

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                                                I'd be more impressed if that was the landing.

                                                [–]redditwithafork 0 points1 point ago

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                                                I don't think he closed the shutter at all even for a moment otherwise the just lights would have breaks in them. I think this is one long exposure shot.

                                                [–]paulderev 0 points1 point ago

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                                                This picture literally took my breath away for a moment. This is why I stay on Reddit.

                                                [–]jull1234 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Which type of aircraft and which airport?

                                                [–]Chuggo 0 points1 point ago

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                                                Fantastic.

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