• raconteur_rob@lemy.lol
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    214
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    10 months ago

    It’s an optical illusion. The planes aren’t really that close together. The person who shot the video is using a telephoto lens and is zoomed way in. This compresses the space and flattens it out so it’s hard to judge distance. Also the plane in front is smaller than the one in the back which heightens the illusion. It’s a really cool shot!

    • alvvayson@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      51
      ·
      10 months ago

      Comparing the engine sizes or counting the windows really shows that the back plane is probably double the size of the front plane.

      Cool illusion.

    • jol@discuss.tchncs.de
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      10 months ago

      I mean, it’s rare enough that 2 planes land at the same time. They are definitely “close” but probably some 200m apart.

      • WxFisch@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        ·
        10 months ago

        It’s not as rare as you may think. I used to work at a weather service office located right near the end of one of the runways at IAD and it would happen a few times a day if the airport was busy and the winds were such that they were coming in from our side.