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Mechanic repairs plane's landing gear mid-flight from Audi going at 90mph in jaw-dropping footage

Published on Aug 27, 2025 at 2:13 PM (UTC+4)
by Keelin McNamara

Last updated on Aug 27, 2025 at 8:24 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Emma Matthews

Of all the crazy things you’ve ever seen, you’ve probably never seen a plane’s landing gear being fixed mid-flight.

But recent, jaw-dropping footage has revealed an instance of exactly that happening.

Back in 1985, Scott Gordon’s landing gear failed while flying over St. Augustine in Florida.

Mechanic Jim Moser decided to race down the runway in his Audi at 90mph to fix the plane.

And the absolutely unreal footage above shows aviation mechanic Joe Lippo fixing the plane’s landing gear mid-flight – from the sunroof!

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