PICS: People Compete To Pull Aircraft!

People pull plane to raise funds for Special Olympics Virginia...

People pull an airplane during the Dulles Day Plane pull at Dulles airport in Virginia, outside Washington, on September 20, 2014.

The event is a fundraiser for Special Olympics Virginia, which provides sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities.

Last year¡¯s event raised almost $250,000 and attracted more than 16,000 visitors.

Plane Pull event featured 70 teams (each raising at least $1,500) of 25 people competing to see who can pull an 82-ton FedEx cargo jet 12 feet in the shortest time.

People pull an airplane during the Dulles Day Plane pull at Dulles airport in Virginia, outside Washington, on September 20, 2014.