Amazingly cool and interesting plane footage

[texaxile]

Eric Mc said:

Yes.

Thanks for the reply.

[LotusOmega375D]

Apologies if re-post, but John Nicholl being flown supersonic in a Thunder City Lightning back in the day.

https://youtu.be/b-4wuvw_5GM

I like the way he says “I’ve done this, I know” when being shown how the ejector seat works.

[FourWheelDrift]

LotusOmega375D said:

Apologies if re-post, but John Nicholl being flown supersonic in a Thunder City Lightning back in the day.

https://youtu.be/b-4wuvw_5GM

I like the way he says “I’ve done this, I know” when being shown how the ejector seat works.

Same plane and pilot that crashed in 2009.

If he needed to eject it's likely it would not have worked.

[Baron Greenback]

Crazy aborted landing on a carrier, 1st footage rest of it is OK.

[FourWheelDrift]

Kamen K-Max intermeshing rotor helicopter.



Since the previous one had gone "private"

Edited by FourWheelDrift on Wednesday 28th October 19:15

[LotusOmega375D]

Mr Kaman’s first such helicopter flew way back in 1947. Why use one set of rotor blades when two will do?

[Eric Mc]

Sometimes even two rotors aren't enough -

Edited by Eric Mc on Tuesday 27th October 16:45

[JuniorD]

FourWheelDrift said:

Kamen K-Max intermeshing rotor helicopter.

Oh just take off FFS!!

[cherryowen]

I love B1-B's, and this popped up on my YT feed earlier:-



Go to 2:42 for a spectacular twilight take-off from Nellis over Las Vegas.

[LotusOmega375D]

What’s that pod poking out from under the right hand side of the fuselage behind the forward undercarriage? Have they introduced on-board WiFi?

[Eric Mc]

Probably an ECM Pod of some sort.

[RizzoTheRat]

FourWheelDrift said:

Kamen K-Max intermeshing rotor helicopter.

Always looks like odd design as you're wasting power with the off axis lift, but presumably it wastes a lot less power than having a tail rotor or carrying enough fuselage to fit a more conventional twin rotor design, and much less complex than coaxial rotors. Clearly works though, it can lift more than it's own weight!

[phil squares]

The protrusion is a "Lightening Pod" which is a targeting pod for precision weapons.

[Baron Greenback]

Poor student solo landing rough and lucky heli landing worth a watch

[PRTVR]

Swordfish carrier operation, now I understand what the aerials are.for at the back of old carriers are for.
https://youtu.be/QIf7wMOGFM0
His other videos on the British carrier group operating in the Pacific in the second world war are really interesting, with voices of the crews taking part.
https://youtu.be/u57eMtz-PAE

[Brother D]

99% sure this wasn't posted before (and no it's not model as it looks in the thumbnail) - but crikey that was close

[FourWheelDrift]

Brother D said:

99% sure this wasn't posted before (and no it's not model as it looks in the thumbnail) - but crikey that was close

Did you see it's last flight? Pilot is a 1st grade idiot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOfg0Q5mX3o

[Baron Greenback]

Set down again to rearange pants! Too close like the helicopter hitting a tent in my link, lucky people.

Edited by Baron Greenback on Thursday 5th November 19:52

[Brother D]

FourWheelDrift said:

Did you see it's last flight? Pilot is a 1st grade idiot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOfg0Q5mX3o

Ha that video came up shortly later : )

[Speed 3]

Valkyrie on the move:

https://youtu.be/poyTP6tK-3Q