Video: Nissan Frontier Pickup Saves A 727 - Unbelievable! (Literally)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 02:17PM
Literally, it's unbelievable, but for some reason it's kind of a 'fun fake'. The CGI 727 seems to be purposely poorly done on the details, I assume to help immediately clarify the whole thing is bogus. Either that or the people who made it just don't know very much about aviation and the 727. That nose shape is waaaayy off, and spoilers deployed before touchdown?!
Plus, with the mid-size Frontier's payload capacity of 1,500 pounds, it's pretty safe to say that if this was really possible to pull off, both the 727 and the Frontier would be hurting for repairs pretty badly... especially if you note how the elevator moves to a significant nose-down position right after touchdown!
Oh well, it's a pretty wacked commercial, but I like it : )
Check the elevator deflection in this screenshot from the commercial
Reader Comments (2)
'Course the benchmark is "405 - The Movie". How do you think this stacks up?
airpigz lurker- I'd forgotten about 405, and I'd say it was pretty well done compared to the Nissan ad : )