Amazingly cool and interesting plane footage

[MartG]

Restored Jaguar XX741 first ground run yesterday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mvn3lRcPtg&fe...

[FourWheelDrift]

Flying in to Oshkosk 2018, quite busy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWfOH2eWFMU

[ben5575]

Ok, so that made me miss flying. What a glorious day for it .

Amazed by the lack of looking around by the pilot though. Maybe it's just not clear on the footage, but a lot of heads down/straight ahead/reliance on screens? I presume he was VFR?

[FourWheelDrift]

Nice few minutes at the Michael Beetham Conservation Centre RAF Museum Cosford. Showing the current state of work on the Vickers Wellington and Handley Page Hampden.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8acNFwIurOw

[Eric Mc]

Interesting - thanks for the link.

The Michael Beetham facility opens its doors to the public a couple of times of year. One of the occasions is on the weekend of Scale Model World at Telford. Cosford is not far from Telford and the large gathering of model makers makes a nice audience for the work at Cosford. I've popped in a few times although not for the past few years. It's interesting to see the progress being made on the Hampden since my last visit.

[Bonefish Blues]

Not so much the water, but that seems to come in at a fair lick. Is that a usual approach speed?

[Tony1963]

MartG said:

Restored Jaguar XX741 first ground run yesterday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mvn3lRcPtg&fe...

That's cheered up a few of the guys I work with. Thanks for pointing

[Eric Mc]

Bonefish Blues said:

Not so much the water, but that seems to come in at a fair lick. Is that a usual approach speed?

Plenty or margin required to ensure he makes it over the water.

[Baron Greenback]

SR-71 Pilot Maury Rosenberg talks about the one time he decided to request a "fly-by" over the Sacramento airport on his way returning to Beale AFB- where he was going to land.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTJYNq4GQAE

Maybe old news to you guy but always a good listen!

[FourWheelDrift]

Don't show the bean counters at the MoD this, they might have new ideas on cutbacks to the red arrows - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SalQeXSjyvY

I still want one.

[Dr Jekyll]

FourWheelDrift said:

Don't show the bean counters at the MoD this, they might have new ideas on cutbacks to the red arrows - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SalQeXSjyvY

I still want one.

Seems noisier than the real thing.

[anonymous-user]

Classic British Jets: The Lightning

Great documentary just popped up on Prime.

[FourWheelDrift]

Missed this one, the Brooklands Wellington sees the light of day as it moves hangars - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlY6kVXU2-Q

[m1dg3]

Apologies if already posted.

If you remember Air Fete '88 and long for that carefree attitude to health and safety then Hungary is the place to go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odfKRlp9RDw

I can't remember ever seeing an aircraft displaying below the crowd line!

[FourWheelDrift]

m1dg3 said:

I can't remember ever seeing an aircraft displaying below the crowd line!

These are sort of - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=vulca...

[LotusOmega375D]

Regarding the Hungarian helicopter, is it surprising that very few people were watching from that road bridge? I guess they were to scared!

[Dr Jekyll]

m1dg3 said:

Apologies if already posted.

If you remember Air Fete '88 and long for that carefree attitude to health and safety then Hungary is the place to go:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odfKRlp9RDw

I can't remember ever seeing an aircraft displaying below the crowd line!

I remember seeing a B17 do that at Biggin in about 78. The same pilot who later tried to barrel roll an A26.

[Eric Mc]

Don Bullock.

[FourWheelDrift]

And the B-17 he threw around is today Sally B at Duxford - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQ-nPbmFrm4

[Brother D]

Kermit walk thru of his giant water bomber and prep for flight. Really interesting how they remove the landing gear once its on the water

https://youtu.be/F3lknNar5BE