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A visitor from United States posted Wed January 27, 2010: They would not want to lift the rear of the plane, since once it starts moving there's nothing to stop it from crashing down. What they're doing is adding weight to the front, then using the crane to ease it down gently.
A visitor from Canada posted Fri February 6, 2009: Wouldn't they be wanting to lift the rear of the plane? The front is already in the air...
A visitor from Netherlands posted Mon November 19, 2007: During a 747 hydraulics systemcheck even without safetypins installed, only the nosegear will retract not the maingear, the weight of the plane and the friction of the tyres will prevent this.
A visitor from United States posted Tue December 27, 2005: On picture 907988 by Alex Esguerra, he states that "Rumor has it this was the result of an hydraulic system check and that pins had not been installed in the gear." That would definitely be a reason for the unique parking angle of this bird.
A visitor from Korea, Republic Of posted Mon November 14, 2005: It looks similar with Korean Air's MD-11F in Sydney few years ago....
A visitor from United Arab Emirates posted Mon October 17, 2005: Very nice but what is the reason
A visitor from United States posted Sat October 1, 2005: Looks like a giant caught fish...

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