Amazingly cool and interesting plane footage
Discussion
A whole selection of interesting short videos on various RAF, Navy and Army aircraft narrated by pilots and crew who flew and worked on them.
https://www.morayvia.org.uk/virtual-morayvia-exper... s
https://www.morayvia.org.uk/virtual-morayvia-exper... s
Just the Italians showing off for a handful of millionaires yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ_7PPAvHjU
Such close formations still look like an accident waiting to happen to me!
I remember seeing them at the Dubai airshow in the '90s, which can't have been very long after the Ramstein crash. Don't remember if they did the same manouevre.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ_7PPAvHjU
Such close formations still look like an accident waiting to happen to me!
I remember seeing them at the Dubai airshow in the '90s, which can't have been very long after the Ramstein crash. Don't remember if they did the same manouevre.
Releasing stuck nosegear on an MH-53E while it's hovering
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjm_ZccwUaE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjm_ZccwUaE
Hmm, best part of 20 tonnes of helicopter hovering directly above the heads of a crouching group of engineers yanking at the undercarriage . One false move, technical issue or even a strong gust of wind and they could have been flattened. I think the stool used for that US Marines Harrier with a similar issue was a much safer idea and didn’t endanger any ground crew.
Hmm maybe or the old pile of mattresses trick! But I think we may have to agree to disagree on this one.
The USN is not *that* gash! I think this will have been a considered course of action with a supporting Safety Case assessing all factors such as nature of the failure, weather conditions, crew competency, alternative courses of action, etc, etc which has been endorsed by an appropriate acountable individual. In the right hands, in the right conditions, a helicopter is a surprisingly stable platform.
I do not believe that someone simply thought was a good idea at the time and it is quite noticeable how everyone there looks pretty relaxed about the whole thing.
The USN is not *that* gash! I think this will have been a considered course of action with a supporting Safety Case assessing all factors such as nature of the failure, weather conditions, crew competency, alternative courses of action, etc, etc which has been endorsed by an appropriate acountable individual. In the right hands, in the right conditions, a helicopter is a surprisingly stable platform.
I do not believe that someone simply thought was a good idea at the time and it is quite noticeable how everyone there looks pretty relaxed about the whole thing.
LotusOmega375D said:
Hmm, best part of 20 tonnes of helicopter hovering directly above the heads of a crouching group of engineers yanking at the undercarriage . One false move, technical issue or even a strong gust of wind and they could have been flattened. I think the stool used for that US Marines Harrier with a similar issue was a much safer idea and didn’t endanger any ground crew.
It was also standard procedure on UK Seakings if they had a stuck leg . eccles said:
LotusOmega375D said:
Hmm, best part of 20 tonnes of helicopter hovering directly above the heads of a crouching group of engineers yanking at the undercarriage . One false move, technical issue or even a strong gust of wind and they could have been flattened. I think the stool used for that US Marines Harrier with a similar issue was a much safer idea and didn’t endanger any ground crew.
It was also standard procedure on UK Seakings if they had a stuck leg . 
Some really good Phantom stuff. (not sure if I posted before)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-m21zM88iU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBohk5YhcBk
I have a question, this you tuber has loads of Phantom videos, are the Japanese Air force still using them ?. I thought the airframes are too old now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-m21zM88iU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBohk5YhcBk
I have a question, this you tuber has loads of Phantom videos, are the Japanese Air force still using them ?. I thought the airframes are too old now.
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