Using a telephoto lens would exaggerate how close the plane is to the photo
vehicle - the exact opposite of the rear view mirror on a car:
"Objects are closer than they appear"
The ground crew could be using a remotely piloted vehicle and the camera
set to full real time record with no threat to the safety of that crew.
In the plane however the flight crew must rotate the aircraft timely enough
to avoid hitting the ground equipment - but I figure that they have all that
figured out well in advance of the photo shoot.
Hollywood makes movies of this sort of stuff.

FlyingUnderTheRadar It is a photo shoot … with the car on the run way so to get the plane coming right at it then going over head.
The car is moving so to "slow" things down. I.e. the changing the relative frame.

The car moving so "SLOW" may actually be in reverse increasing the safety
margin.
It is not all smoke and mirrors (David Cooperfield) effect !