Three Videos of Airplanes Losing a Wing

Here are three rare videos showing airplanes, full-size and models, losing a wing while flying. Can you spot the fake one?

The next video is a real full-size airplane losing a wing. No, he doesn’t land it. He deploys a ballistic recovery parachute.

Finally, there is real footage of a model airplane losing a wing and landing safely. Yeah, great pilot.

Model airplanes have much higher thrust to weight ratios than real airplanes. If you keep the throttle up, you have a decent shot at landing it. In a full size airplane, the gas tanks are normally in the wings. Unless the pilot acts very quickly, the engine is going to be sucking air and just shut down.

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