Yeppers.

During an air show, maybe? They do some crazy things with planes in that area.

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Erm.... Fired

it had the landing gear down and the flaps going as it went over the bridge, probably doing a form of low-speed turn while still staying aloft.

It looks kind of fake at the beginning. The hills in the background are hazy but the plane is not.

[Edit] but it's well done if it is fake. The exhaust from the engines can be seen as it passes in front of the bridge.

I did a little web search:

'Until tomorrow, folks in the San Fransisco area are able to enjoy Fleet Week 2010. From their website: “The mission of San Francisco Fleet Week Association (SFFWA) is to honor the dedication to duty and sacrifices of the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces and to conduct and offer disaster preparedness training.”

To help celebrate, United Airlines flew one of their Boeing 747-400′s by the Golden Gate bridge. Pretty frek’n sweet, if you ask me. Over at The News Blog for Bay Area Travellers, they explained they have heard negative feedback about the fly over. Some say it is too similar to 9/11 and others are asking why a private airline is at a military celebration. Oh please.

First off, this is nothing like 9/11, it is a celebration with a bunch of different aircraft (including military) flying over the bay. If seeing a bunch of FA-18′s can fly by the bridge, why can’t a Boeing 747? Secondly, yes, United is not part of the military, but that doesn’t mean they can’t help to celebrate what the military does for our country.'
(http://www.airlinereporter.com/tag/united-airlines/)

It's pretty much the standard to have planes blowing right over your head in the Caribbean on small island state's airports, but over San Fransisco is strange.

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This was part of SF's Fleet Week last week.

Anyone in or around SF was treated to some pretty spectacular aeronautics c/o the Blue Angels or, as I like to call them, the U.S. Military's propaganda unit.

IN THE AIR !

ITS A BIRD !

ITS A PLANE !

no...no...

its a bird and a plane.

Is that a United 747?

They're probably just on a low flying mission to break some guitars.

I was there, its part of the airshow.

>> ^mintbbb:

Some say it is too similar to 9/11


Im guessing these people are retards.

Yea, everyone keeps forgetting that the terrorists were just showing off and had a little "Oops, my bad!"...

>> ^mintbbb:


"Some say it is too similar to 9/11..."

Just asking for a bird strike.

At the end of the video you can see Alcatraz in the background.

This was, of course, taken in Sydney.

I get so tired over people going like, "Oh my god it's gonna hit it" depth perception is very inaccurate at that distance...

>> ^Crunchy:

"Oh my god it's gonna hit it"


That's what she said.

I have planes go directly above my house at about 600 feet. I notice some of my friends cower in fear every time a plane gets close (less than a mile). Friends that have never been to my area have their jaws agape every visit.

So, yes, people do react very weird around large moving objects. Almost like their in a Lost Planet game.

It looked like it was quite far from the bridge (I'll go with 2-3k). Safety guidelines and whatnot.

The only thought going through my mind when watching that video is "Aviation is incredible and beautiful."

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