In this viral footage, a Boeing 747 is beating the 737.
An incredible video of a Boeing 747 overtaking a Boeing 737 is gaining traction online. Video captured by the pilots of a Boeing 777 over Baghdad, according to Description of the video on social media platforms. Some users on Reddit pointed out that the footage is at least 10 years old, but the clip has given aviation enthusiasts and other social media users an adrenaline rush.
The 35-second clip begins with the Boeing 737 moving towards its destination. Soon, the 747 aircraft enters the frame and rapidly closes the gap. Because the plane was closer to the 777 that shot the video, it appeared to be wider than the Boeing 737, visible among the exhaust gas emanating from the 747.
The latter overtakes the Boeing 737 and continues forward, as can be seen in the clip. A few seconds later, the 737 camera disappears completely from the frame.
This is one of the clearest footage of one plane overtaking another. It got thousands of upvotes on reddit.
2019 article airlinerating.com stated that the Boeing 777 was at 33,000 feet, while the 747 was at 35,000 feet and the Boeing 737 at 37,000 feet.
Such a small degree of separation (2,000 ft) is possible due to the aid of suitably equipped modern aircraft, sophisticated cockpit equipment and satellites.
According to Boeing.comThe company announced the 737 in 1965. Twinjet made its first flight in 1967.
The Boeing 747 was introduced two years later in 1969 and was built in 16 months by a team of workers from “The Incredible” by the company’s website.
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