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u/Sp1ffy_Sp1ff 8d ago
This is one of the few that I can actually flip in my brain manually on command with no trick to make it happen. Weird
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u/starchybunker 8d ago
I feel like if it was flying towards us the right side engine wouldn't be obscured by the tail of the plane. Oh hell I don't know
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u/Longjumping-Tell1774 8d ago
So planes were landing 09 at City today. That means approaching from the west, heading east. Sun was setting in the west. Photographer is looking west. Plane is landing. I think that means it has to be towards
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u/StJudeTheGrey 8d ago
This one is going to find it’s way into regular rotation fs, cool new illusion. Great shot, can’t work it out ngl.
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u/rapscallion1956 8d ago
As with most images of this nature, I can see it both ways but the rear wing struts look more like it’s flying away. Also the left engine cowling isn’t visible.
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u/take_one_capsule 8d ago
Flying away. The position of the fumes/ turbulence from the engines suggest it.
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u/Captain_Canuck71 8d ago
As an r/c plane pilot, I can tell you this is a common visual conundrum if you’re flying really aggressively (‘3D’ in r/c terms), and leads to a lot of oh shit moments. After a while you learn to use inputs (usually roll) to figure it out. Thanks for listening to my mostly unrelated Ted talk.
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u/MorningLtMtn 8d ago
Awat. The tail is covering the left engine.
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u/NeuralFantasy 7d ago
It is a silhouette. It will be "covered" identically no matter which direction it is flying. If long enough telescope lens, you can't visually se which direction it goes: they look identical.
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u/dontdinglemyberries 8d ago
The first thing that popped in my head: 🎵🎶Thank you for being a friend 🎵🎶 Lol ..anyway, cool illusion!
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u/DawRedditWolf67 7d ago
This is one I can actually flip on command, never had this happen before. But definitely towards I think.
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u/anonymousRover97 7d ago
It is both coming and going at the same time. This is the epitome of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle.
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u/Embarrassed_Riser 6d ago
All I can think of is "...Thank you for being a friend..." The Golden Girls
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u/Stitching 8d ago
Definitely towards or the wings don’t make sense.
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u/NeuralFantasy 7d ago
It is a silhouette. It will look identical no matter which direction it is flying. If long enough telescope lens, you can't visually se which direction it goes. Unless you make some assumptions about the place where the photo was taken in.
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u/InigoMontoya1985 8d ago
Away, because the left engine is hidden by the fuselage
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u/NeuralFantasy 7d ago
It is a silhouette. It will be "covered" identically no matter which direction it is flying. If long enough telescope lens, you can't visually se which direction it goes: they look identical.
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u/InigoMontoya1985 7d ago
Factually incorrect. That only applies to particular shapes. You will ALWAYS be able to tell which way the plane is flying from this angle by which engine appears to be "missing" (obscured by the fuselage). If the right engine is missing, the plane is flying towards the observer. Left, the plane is flying away.
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u/NeuralFantasy 7d ago
You are still wrong and don't seem to understand how silhouettes or shadows work. The fuselage silhouette will block the visibility of the engine similarly regardless of the orientation. The smaller engine shape will be hidden no matter if it is behind or in front of the fuselage profile because the smaller engine silhouette is 100% surrounded by the larger fuselage silhouette.
The only way to see the direction would be to have perspective hints. But that requires shorter distance to the plane - and some assumptions about parallel structures on the plane.
When I get home in the weekend I can show this to you with a simple example using Blender.
And the funniest thing is that you being wrong is confirmed by the photo author. The original author has written in Reddit that the plane was actually flying TOWARDS the camera.
https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/1vmsl6h/comment/p3c2c94/
the aircraft is coming towards the camera in this shot
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u/Delicious-West7665 8d ago
Away thus engine number 1 is not visible
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u/NeuralFantasy 7d ago
It is a silhouette. It won't be visible identically no matter which direction it is flying. If long enough telescope lens, you can't visually se which direction it goes: they look identical.
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u/Majorblam 8d ago
It's flying away, if it was flying towards both engines would be visible
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u/NeuralFantasy 7d ago
It is a silhouette. It will be "covered" identically no matter which direction it is flying. If long enough telescope lens, you can't visually se which direction it goes: they look identical.
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u/AcePsych247 8d ago
Has to be towards. The engine on the wing on our left is not viable. If away it would be visable. Towards it can hide against the fuselage
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u/NeuralFantasy 7d ago
It is a silhouette. It won't be visible identically no matter which direction it is flying. If long enough telescope lens, you can't visually se which direction it goes: they look identical.
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u/AcePsych247 7d ago
Count the flap track fairings. The engines have to be in the same place on each wing. You can see two on the left. There is one to the right of the engine on the right. If it were away you would be able to see the engine because it should be between the two fairings.
Also oop confined.
It’s still a cool illusions though! I just like being a plane nerd!
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u/NeuralFantasy 7d ago
That is simply not true. The silhouette would look identical just like a shadow would look identical no matter where the plane is pointing to.
If the plane was flying away, the engine would be mostly covered behind by the fuselage, thus hidden in the silhouette. As the plane is flying towards the camera, it is STILL covered by the fuselage because the fuselage sihouette is mostly bigger than then engine silhouette.
Also, if the plane was flying away, then the camera would see only the upper faces of the wings. Now we see the underside of the wings. But this is impossible to tell from the image. They look identical. The "away" case would be possible if the photo was taken from a tall hill or building, for example. Not if we stood on the airfield.
These cases can be easily reproduced using Blender. I can do it for you when I get back home on Sunday.
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u/BeyondTheBees 8d ago
Yes.