Amazingly cool and interesting plane footage

Amazingly cool and interesting plane footage

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Slagathore

5,810 posts

193 months

Thursday 5th August 2010
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S7Paul said:
Slagathore said:
FourWheelDrift said:
Slagathore said:
Didn't think to look on the 2nd page.

So it's fake?

Balls! It seemed a bit unbelievable, but it looks fairly real.
It's on the 1st page

Ahh, I skim read it and it all looked foreign to me.

I thought you meant read the comments on the 2nd page saying it was fake.
A quick search found this:-

The aircraft involved was an experimental, modified version of the Caribou which had undergone conversion to turbine power, and was being tested to check fuel and hydraulic systems on the date of the crash, 27 August 1992. Although the aircraft apparently rotates and climbs normally, photographic evidence indicates that control-surface movement was minimal, suggesting that the gust-locks were engaged. While there was elevator movement upon rotation, the elevators returned to the neutral position and remained there. This is in line with the operation of the gust-lock – if the control surfaces are not in the neutral position when the lock is engaged, movement of the surfaces through neutral will engage it. In addition to preventing control-surface movement, the gust-lock lever is supposed to inhibit the power levers to prevent the pilot from applying take-off power. It was found that the aircraft's take-off distance was 20% longer than expected. Wreckage analysis determined that the rudder lock was fully engaged and the aileron lock had only been disengaged at the moment of impact, supporting the conclusion that the gust-lock system had not been fully disengaged ahead of the flight, and that at least some of the locks had engaged after take-off.
Sorry, read that reply on my mobile, and said to myself I'd reply to it when I get to a computer, then forgot.

Was it pilot error or mechanical fault? I can't tell reading that, as I have no idea what most of those things are.

Did the pilots forget to disengage the gust lock, or did they try and it didn't work?


tank slapper

7,949 posts

284 months

Thursday 5th August 2010
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Sea Fury flypast:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CFEO0cRmVk

(yes I know it has the wrong engine, but it's still cool)

Edited by tank slapper on Thursday 5th August 18:14

FourWheelDrift

88,547 posts

285 months

Thursday 5th August 2010
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Here's a rare one, Concorde going supersonic and hearing the sonic boom from a boat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=annkM6z1-FE

kiteless

11,713 posts

205 months

Thursday 5th August 2010
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Hurricane flypast (but no vortices grumpy)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86erpszTRWU


FourWheelDrift

88,547 posts

285 months

Thursday 5th August 2010
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They were smoke generators on the Sea Fury that's why they were so clear.

Sticks.

8,766 posts

252 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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I'm not sure I could have resisted the temptation either

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDDDKnNhuE

Spitfire low pass.

Brother D

3,724 posts

177 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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Sticks. said:
I'm not sure I could have resisted the temptation either

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDDDKnNhuE

Spitfire low pass.
My favourite clip ever!

The real Apache

39,731 posts

285 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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Mexic0

1,292 posts

173 months

Monday 9th August 2010
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jezmoore

36 posts

165 months

Wednesday 11th August 2010
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kiteless

11,713 posts

205 months

Wednesday 11th August 2010
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This reminds me of the little car ferry service between Glenelg and Skye; short but Scottish sweet:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwyVWaCAD2A


curtisl

1,371 posts

207 months

Wednesday 11th August 2010
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I win!!

F15 flies and lands with one wing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPxLeYlrOfY

Edited by curtisl on Wednesday 11th August 23:45

Eric Mc

122,044 posts

266 months

Wednesday 11th August 2010
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No original footage - so your "win" is denied.

Mojocvh

16,837 posts

263 months

Thursday 12th August 2010
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jezmoore said:
Go on then, for a bonus point, tell us what the aircraft were rolleyes

moribund

4,033 posts

215 months

Thursday 12th August 2010
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Eric Mc

122,044 posts

266 months

Thursday 12th August 2010
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Mojocvh said:
jezmoore said:
Go on then, for a bonus point, tell us what the aircraft were rolleyes
Dassault Alpha Jets.

Urban Sports

11,321 posts

204 months

Friday 13th August 2010
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cjs

10,732 posts

252 months

Friday 13th August 2010
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Forget Youtube. Pathe News has some very good.... and tragic footage

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=73574

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=30303

http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=42480

Edited by cjs on Friday 13th August 18:34


Edited by cjs on Friday 13th August 18:38

FourWheelDrift

88,547 posts

285 months

Friday 13th August 2010
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Urban Sports said:
Video clip stopped just before the pilot did a tail slide, Cuban Eight and the Pugachev's Cobra to finish.

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Friday 13th August 18:42

Z06George

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2,519 posts

190 months

Friday 13th August 2010
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moribund said:
That was awesome, love those planes.