Here's where the action takes place. 737 plane sets are hoisted on gimbals, cameras roll on custom dollies, stunt men leap off buildings and actors do their stuff..

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Special-effects coordinator Mike Meinardus takes us inside the plane...

   

Special 'gimbals' rotate the fuselage set...

   

The crew uses high-tech special effects to simulate the plane's motion...

   
Fire roars during the filming of part of the plane-crash sequence...