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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!
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.
The one in back is a larger 737, the other is a smaller Embraer.
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Definitely the windows, but recent planes have gone with huge turbines so it's not the most reliable tell. I don't know Airbus well but the turbines on a 737-800 or Mac are pretty big compared to a - 300 or A320
Wait a minute, are you telling me that the hobbit actors weren't really that small?
No they were, Peter Jackson just had his actor's legs cut off for the movie
I mean, it's rare enough that 2 planes land at the same time. They are definitely "close" but probably some 200m apart.
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.
Interesting. Thank you for correcting me. TIL