A visual FX breakdown from VFXLAB (their website is from the 90s).
Tag: airplane
So I just learned that in 1980, the US Defense Department tried to outfit a C-130 cargo airplane with rockets so that it could be used in rescue missions (specifically in Iran). The purpose of the rockets were to allow the plane to take off and land in about 300-400 feet of runway instead of [...]
Just because I was curious.
I’ve always wondered what these vehicles that push aircrafts away from the gate and onto the runway were called. Now I know. And here’s a video of a pushback tractor (or tug) doing its job on a Boeing 767.
This freaks me out a bit because I’m not sure if I’d be able to do this if I needed to.
I enjoyed watching this 10 minute video on how Dunlop creates and retreads their aircraft tires.
