He turns back and destroys the airbase. The aircraft - enhanced from the prototype version created for an earlier project, the plane boasts a variety of hierarchically modeled features. The add-on to the aircraft is the missile rack made out of recently discovered metal alloy that, among other things, is very nice to look at. The control tower was made by using a flat shading model to make a hexagon-like top. The opacity and the amount of perturbation are a function of time.
Color is a function of distance from the origin.
A detailed explanation of how to make this kind of explosion can be found here. The camera focuses on the major aspects of the animation - the engines starting to turn, the plane taking off, the landing gear going up, the plane doing stunts, and finally the explosion. We attempt to show the shots from the best angle, and the camera is constantly in motion, and the zoom lens is adjusted often to provide the best possible view.