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Just a day at the airport. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]captionUnderstanding 24 points25 points ago

I couldn't help it, it worked too well.

[–]sspavvess 2 points3 points ago

..And then there's like 2 planes left on the ground.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

Because you know there's always that guy

[–]Alex_C 0 points1 point ago

who enjoys siblings .. wrestling

[–]LowSociety 64 points65 points ago

As stated previously on Reddit these shots were probably not taken at the same airport.

[–]SilverSkimmer 15 points16 points ago

They most certainly were not. Not even taken all on the same continent.

[–]PosiedonsSaltyAnus 31 points32 points ago

Maybe the same planet. Maybe.

[–]sinocarD44 1 point2 points ago

Same computer at least I hope.

[–]Shaiti 1 point2 points ago

I was going to say, that is a tremendous task for a 172 to cross the pond.

[–]That_Frog_Kurtis 2 points3 points ago

I was gonna say... An Air NZ link (Mt Cook) ATR means regional NZ. Not many of these guys operate in NZ.

[–]KICKERMAN360 1 point2 points ago

A couple of the planes are turning too. I don't think they turn that soon after take off. Would be an awesome photo if it was done better.

[–]FrankTheTank369 88 points89 points ago

Amazing how none of them have bumped into each other yet. Skilled pilots indeed.

[–]mamamamaa 15 points16 points ago

Yep, especially in the jet that has thrust reverse deployed and is still "in the air"

[–]the_dank_one[S] 46 points47 points ago

They must all be sober.

[–]PatAunces 22 points23 points ago

All? Nah probably not. Have you ever tried to fly a plane? It's nerve racking! I have to take a few shots before hand just to keep calm.

[–]PotentChili 12 points13 points ago

ಠ▃ಠ

[–]actuallythatwasme 8 points9 points ago

◔_◔ Calm down, man, he obviously knows what he's doing.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

*muffled sounds from the cockpit"

"What the fuck does this do again?"

[–]bstone99 4 points5 points ago

or denzel washington

[–]whointhewhat 0 points1 point ago

These acid parties in the control tower have got to stop.

[–]Wookiewire 10 points11 points ago

I don't care if it's faked, It's my new background. Although a higher resolution one would be nice.

[–]Sarutahiko 9 points10 points ago

http://wallsdl.com/wallpapers/2012/02/aircraftswallpaper-1080x1920.jpg

[–]Wookiewire 4 points5 points ago

Thanks!

[–]CAPTJTK 2 points3 points ago

all he did was add the black bars.

[–]tylerbgood 0 points1 point ago

and add more compression artifacts.

[–]CAPTJTK -3 points-2 points ago

yes, but the loss of quality is barely noted.

[–]isolation_years 4 points5 points ago

What a terrible shoop. No shadows or depth. It's like he just cut and pasted 30 airplanes at a parabolic angle

[–]mlmiller1 1 point2 points ago

Look at the visual of air traffic on this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiI7vMbSpn8

[–]pdmcmahon 2 points3 points ago

Trimmed the black lines, blew it up a little and cropped to 16x9 (2223x1250)

[–]Aavagadrro 1 point2 points ago

I would like to see that done at Frankfurt instead of Hannover, every plane taking off every day. It would have been nuts there from August 1990 to September 1991 with the airlift going on at Rhein Main.

Cool pic, and how I miss Germany.

[–]trullette 2 points3 points ago

Plane on the ground looks to be drunkenly smiling below a sign saying "Hangover". At least that's what I choose to see.

[–]hychar 1 point2 points ago

it should be titled "just a plane old day at the airport"

[–]Alex_C 0 points1 point ago

You landed in the right place, bud.

[–]JKELL 2 points3 points ago

Anyone got a 1920x1080 of this?

[–]mojowo11 9 points10 points ago

http://wallsdl.com/wallpapers/2012/02/aircraftswallpaper-1080x1920.jpg

(But seriously, no, the image wasn't made in that aspect ratio.)

[–]vwllss 4 points5 points ago

Could crop the bottom though

[–]iamdanhi 2 points3 points ago

Here you go.

There's a 16:10, and 16:9 version.

[–]Irnbruguy 2 points3 points ago

Top lad.

[–]nehkz 1 point2 points ago

Imagine the noise if that actually happened.

[–]PilotDad 10 points11 points ago

Yes, the explosions would be very loud.

[–]rgraves22 0 points1 point ago

Thank you!!

I have been looking for this one for a while

[–]jesse_h 1 point2 points ago

I can see my plane from my house!

[–]YeltsinYerMouth -1 points0 points ago

FAA budget cuts?

[–]xeonrage 0 points1 point ago

Oh, this again

[–]bluesmurf 0 points1 point ago

Just a repost on Reddit.

[–]sarenidynow 0 points1 point ago

Looks shopped bro

[–]SecondSkin 0 points1 point ago

New work wallpaper!

[–]rinav 0 points1 point ago

This is perfect for the Logos Quiz app. Haha

[–]equaliberty 0 points1 point ago

Does it surprise anyone that Virgin is the first one up?

[–]schwengy 0 points1 point ago

those air traffic controllers are getting ballsy man.

[–]bantams0600 0 points1 point ago

I see southwest is now flying from Atlanta to Hanover, Germany and back

[–]TheRealTugboat 0 points1 point ago

I imagine that flying like this is quite dangerous.

[–]LazarWulf 0 points1 point ago

Shooped!!! I can tell by the pixels.

[–]BillCosby3D 0 points1 point ago

Looks like Just Cause 2 Multiplayer

[–]HiImTed 0 points1 point ago

AND THEY'RE OFF

[–]SonicBroom 0 points1 point ago

hehe i was born not too far from there. needless to say, this is now my wallpaper :)

[–]mattmc318 0 points1 point ago

EVERYBODY GET THE FUCK OUT!

[–]RandomActPG -1 points0 points ago

Nice pic, but as previously stated, faked.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

and repost

[–]nilss0n 0 points1 point ago

It's just many photos with the frames overlayed on top of eachother. This is more of a photographic technique then forgery.

[–]Nimos -1 points0 points ago

really? I thought they'd just take a picture of a usual moment at an airport. You know, there's a lot of traffic at airports nowadays.....

[–]MedievalManagement 2 points3 points ago

Not really sure why anyone gives a shit if it's fake. The big news would be if it was real. 50 planes taking off from the same runway at the same time would have made the news. Of course it's not real. Congratulations on figuring out that the impossible picture isn't real I guess...

[–]Nimos 1 point2 points ago

sarcasm, do you speak it?

[–][deleted] ago

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[–]Nimos 0 points1 point ago

oh, I saw the downvote and misinterpreted your last line then

[–]Carbun -5 points-4 points ago

It's multiple exposure, not fake.

[–]RandomActPG 2 points3 points ago

it's not even that, you can see some wildly different flight paths (some seem to be flying slightly towards the camera, rather than straight down the runway) and some planes have their undercarriage up only feet over the ground.

[–]k321k321 -3 points-2 points ago

I've seen this somewhere before, its some sort of time-lapse not Photoshop faked. I can't remember the source though.

[–]CoffeeTeaMe 7 points8 points ago

It's definitely Photoshopped and not time-lapsed. The airport shown is Hanover. There are multiple airlines shown in the compilation that do not fly to Hanover...or even anywhere outside of the USA. Also, the CRJs (50-seaters) are more than half the size of wide-bodies (dual-aisle aircraft carrying up to 400+).

[–]k321k321 2 points3 points ago

Dat research.

[–]HeatSlinger 3 points4 points ago

Repost perhaps?

[–]maowao 0 points1 point ago

"Aaaand they're off! Hometown hero Orange Wings seems to be off to a shaky start, but it's only the beginning here folks! Here announcing with me today is three-time Commercial Jet Racing champion Jim Holmes, Jim?"

[–]Conquerd -5 points-4 points ago

I don't get why people feel the need to state it's fake? I mean its obviously real. Come on!

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[–]electrolemon 7 points8 points ago

It is fake.

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[–]electrolemon 1 point2 points ago

I don't care if it's fake, but that wasn't your argument. You were saying that people are calling it fake just because someone said it was. There is proof. It is fake, but it is still a nice photograph.

[–]RUbernerd -2 points-1 points ago

Multiple-exposure at its best!

[–]orgy_porgy 12 points13 points ago

Not multiple exposure sadly...

First of all, the airport is in Germany, and you have aircraft from US regional carriers such as Southwest and Midwest airlines taking off in the same space as regional European carriers Air Berlin and Virgin Express. Wishful thinking though...

[–]shook_one 0 points1 point ago

if you even remotely believe that this is "multiple exposure" you have no clue what a multiple exposure photo is

[–]Woodbin 0 points1 point ago

ČSA! My nation's airlines.

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