“Incredible” images.
On social networks, a live showing of planes fighting against the gusts of storm Eunice at London Heathrow airport has met with unexpected success.
Since this Friday morning, several hundred thousand Internet users have been watching live these images posted by an aviation enthusiast on his YouTube channel “Big Jet TV”.
" Gently !
Very soft, very soft, ”he comments live on the video as a plane tries to land on the tarmac despite the jolts caused by the wind.
“Yes, well done my guy,” he enthuses once the landing is successful.
Shared on social networks, the live meeting is a great success with the general public.
A peak of 200,000 simultaneous spectators was recorded during the day.
In the commentary area of the video, they shudder live at the sight of the difficult landings and salute the mastery of the pilots.
“The demonstration of the pilots' flying skills that we saw today is phenomenal.
It's really amazing what they can do and what the plane can endure, writes a user before concluding: it would certainly make me feel much safer in flight.
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Gusts of more than 110 km / h were recorded at London Heathrow airport and more than 400 flights were canceled in England due to weather conditions.
Storm Eunice hit the country this Friday, February 18, before heading towards northern France and Belgium.
Millions of Britons have been called to stay at home by the Met Office, the British weather service, which has issued red alert levels over South West England, South Wales but also for the South East including London.
This is the first time that the capital has reached this level of weather alert.
