Watch a Boeing 747 Jumbo Jet land without one of its landing gears

Planes just fly themselves, right? Not exactly. And especially not when one of the main landing gears of the plane isn't working properly. That happened earlier today, when a Boeing 747-400 flying for Virgin Atlantic had to make an emergency landing because the right landing wheels were stuck.

The plane needed to land on three wheels (in the back) as opposed to the typical four. Which meant that one of the plane's wings wouldn't have any cushion when it hit the ground. It seemed like the pilot handled the jumbo jet as best he could though, the plane made two low passes and circled around dumping fuel before the landing was done.

Here's footage from inside the plane:

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