Exclusive Video: Honest, That One-Winged Landing Video Really Is a Hoax

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Key Takeaways:

  • A viral video depicting an aerobatic airplane losing a wing in flight and landing successfully was widely circulated and sent to AVweb.
  • AVweb quickly became skeptical of the "unbelievable" video, identifying it as a clever hoax likely created for viral marketing by a skateboarder clothing line.
  • Due to the video's continued popularity despite their initial debunking, AVweb's editor produced a new video specifically detailing the shortcomings and evidence of the hoax.
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On Oct. 29, Ric Lee sent us an amazing, actually unbelievable, video of an aerobatic airplane losing a wing in flight and landing successfully. We were initially amazed, then became skeptical, and finally, in our AVweb Insider blog, explained some of the reasons this dramatic video could be nothing more than an (ultimately very successful) attempt to create a viral video that flashes the name of a skateboarder clothing line in front of millions of viewers.

Trouble is, people by the dozens keep sending us the video and urging us to present it on our site. Our video editor, Glenn Pew, spent some time illuminating the glaring shortcomings of this admittedly clever hoax and put them together in a single video. We should have thought of this a month ago … .


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