Plane's Rough Landing At Birmingham Airport In England Goes Viral On YouTube, Reaches 1.5 Million Views! Watch Here! [VIDEO]

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Fasten your seat-belts ladies and gentlemen: you're about to experience a very bumpy ride!

A plane's rough landing at the Birmingham Airport in England went on to become a viral hit on YouTube with 1.5 million views. Now that's something you don't see every day in the airport.

The YouTube video contains a shot of a Boeing 767 plane landing amid turbulence. Winds were gusting at 40 miles per hour as the plane touched down. As it gets close to landing, the pilot does a good job of keeping the plane steady. Still, the wings are visibly swaying back and forth as the aircraft reaches the runway. Due to the crosswinds, the pilot seems to be forcing the plane down in almost a straight line as opposed to the normal gradual descent.

The plane eventually hits the ground and literally bounces off the pavement. The weather conditions were clearly altering the 120-ton Boeing's landing, but the pilot skilfully kept everything on track.

The title of the video is "landing gear banged to its limits," and was uploaded on Sunday by YouTube user flugsnug and has amassed over 1.5 million views.

"What's so impressive about the whole thing is how the pilot landed that beast dead centreline with crosswinds like that," commented Jeffrey Morter. Many viewers chimed in with similar praise for the pilot. Others noticed not just the piloting skills but the durability of the landing gear and tires.

The YouTube channel of the user who posted this clip features a number of other landings at Birmingham Airport. Planes can be seen landing on rainy runways and through wind shear, which is a steep change in wind speed or direction.

If you want to see the video of the whole thing, here it is:

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