Amazingly cool and interesting plane footage

[slartibartfast]

C-130 Pilot Backseat Ride During F-16 Demo - 9G's over 10 times
https://youtu.be/lCLWJmL3vMY

I felt exhausted after watching this all the way through!!!!!

[Condi]

Every time I watch those videos I wish I had not worried about wearing glasses and applied to be a pilot. Unfortunately a combination of thinking pilots had to have 20/20 vision and a doctrine that university was the only step from school meant I never tried. What an awesome job - the freedom and speed and manouvability must be fantastic for anyone who likes an adrenaline rush.

[TorqueVR]

[slartibartfast]

British engineer who ACCIDENTALLY TOOK OFF in a fighter jet: Taffy Holden's Lightning Flight
https://youtu.be/MzlnMRwnzdw

That lightning is on display at Duxford

[Baron Greenback]

slartibartfast said:

British engineer who ACCIDENTALLY TOOK OFF in a fighter jet: Taffy Holden's Lightning Flight
https://youtu.be/MzlnMRwnzdw

That lightning is on display at Duxford

Great vid!

[LP12]

slartibartfast said:

British engineer who ACCIDENTALLY TOOK OFF in a fighter jet: Taffy Holden's Lightning Flight

Throttle/engine acceleration 'slam test'. It was done on the short R/W (36) at Lyneham hence the problem when he hit reheat. He was lucky not to pancake it into Bradenstoke!

[CrutyRammers]

LP12 said:

slartibartfast said:

British engineer who ACCIDENTALLY TOOK OFF in a fighter jet: Taffy Holden's Lightning Flight

Throttle/engine acceleration 'slam test'. It was done on the short R/W (36) at Lyneham hence the problem when he hit reheat. He was lucky not to pancake it into Bradenstoke!

Was lucky enough to be in the back seat of a Hawk for a slam test doing my work experience at Boscombe down years ago. XX343 I think, with the spin panel in it. I'm sure the ground crew were mostly doing it to show off, but I was quite happy with that.

[CobolMan]

slartibartfast said:

British engineer who ACCIDENTALLY TOOK OFF in a fighter jet: Taffy Holden's Lightning Flight
https://youtu.be/MzlnMRwnzdw

That lightning is on display at Duxford

I work with his grandaughter and it came up in conversation at a project celebration one night. Most of our colleagues thought she was making it up until I confirmed it was true.

[Baron Greenback]

[RizzoTheRat]

Pretty sure we've had the Sea Stallion showing how not to do that before, but it seems like a good time for a repost

Edited by RizzoTheRat on Saturday 26th June 12:30

[Baron Greenback]

RizzoTheRat said:

Pretty sure we've had the Sea Stallion showing how not to do that before, but it seems like a good time for a repost
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZA8fCSKE8c

dam bet they use that in training on how not to do it!

[MartG]

Douglas DC-6 dirt strip landing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8tqCrMWCQE

[MartG]

Australian F-18 crosswind takeoff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYUm5Nl6318

[ben5575]

Linked from the F18 video, but I enjoyed Missionary Bush Pilot's flight here:

[MartG]

An-225 landing at Brize Norton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCRQO2Zyxqk

[Baron Greenback]

Always check the weather before going out in the light aircraft.

[Baron Greenback]

unplanned landing in Bucharest

[RizzoTheRat]

I'm staying in an interesting hotel tonight

[Yertis]

May have been mentioned before but anyone interested in naval aviation, and particularly F14 operations, should check out Ward Carroll's YouTube Channel.

[FourWheelDrift]

Rare bit of footage, the De Havilland Comet R2 XK655 landing on the grass runway at the Strathallan Museum, and almost immediately breaking the starboard main landing gear.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vroy6y03lWQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igZDU0ZJz-A

XK655 today at the Sharjah Museum, UAE painted up in it's original BOAC scheme and G-AMXA code.

Still can't get the landings right.