Amazingly cool and interesting plane footage

[MartG]

A06E Intruder low level

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIVqi9ulNOw

[AlexIT]

Maybe not in the amazingly cool realm, but interesting nonetheless... Dreamlifter laying an egg on takeoff


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCIge2yZYGY

[FourWheelDrift]

AlexIT said:

Maybe not in the amazingly cool realm, but interesting nonetheless... Dreamlifter laying an egg on takeoff


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCIge2yZYGY

Testing a new bouncing bomb.

[cherryowen]

Tu-22M3 ultimate blue flame burner

[demic]

747F has a bit of a wobble then a gobble of a runway light (@0:33 in)

https://youtu.be/e-GbyOg0ZdA

[slartibartfast]

demic said:

747F has a bit of a wobble then a gobble of a runway light (@0:33 in)

https://youtu.be/e-GbyOg0ZdA

blimey that left engine must've sucked in some bits from the runway light

[AlexIT]

slartibartfast said:

demic said:

747F has a bit of a wobble then a gobble of a runway light (@0:33 in)

https://youtu.be/e-GbyOg0ZdA

blimey that left engine must've sucked in some bits from the runway light

Probably not as it hit the light with the bottom of the cowling.
The accident happened on the 23rd and the plane was flying again on the 25th, so nothing major happened.

From the reply to the first comment, it seems that some duct tape was enough to make it airworthy again

[slartibartfast]

AlexIT said:

it seems that some duct tape was enough to make it airworthy again

[MartG]

Quick comparison of ejection seats with and without rocket boost

I think Wile E Coyote stars in the first test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1cnvJO1TF8

[AlexIT]

MartG said:

Quick comparison of ejection seats with and without rocket boost

I think Wile E Coyote stars in the first test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1cnvJO1TF8

The first one seems really coming from the cartoon, when seconds after... ehmmmmm landing(?) the parachute finally opens up

[Lost ranger]

AlexIT said:

MartG said:

Quick comparison of ejection seats with and without rocket boost

I think Wile E Coyote stars in the first test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1cnvJO1TF8

The first one seems really coming from the cartoon, when seconds after... ehmmmmm landing(?) the parachute finally opens up

It's interesting to speculate how the acceleration of the seat without rocket boost compares with the impact of landing without benefit of a chute. At a first approximation you would think they would be about the same when launched from the ground.

[cwdude]

slartibartfast said:

AlexIT said:

it seems that some duct tape was enough to make it airworthy again

its called Speed tape and it works!
Only allowed temporary tho

[Bonefish Blues]

cwdude said:

slartibartfast said:

AlexIT said:

it seems that some duct tape was enough to make it airworthy again

its called Speed tape and it works!
Only allowed temporary tho

I looked up its wiki. Alarming photo was alarming to the uninformed!

[slartibartfast]

Low Level Crocodile Inspection by Glider - South Africa

flies across the lake at around 3 foot and then pops up at the end and lands.

[DeltonaS]

Martin Garrix flying an F-16

[marksx]

slartibartfast said:

Low Level Crocodile Inspection by Glider - South Africa

flies across the lake at around 3 foot and then pops up at the end and lands.

I'm always in awe of what people can do in gliders. I nearly took it up as a hobby a few years back until a change of circumstances got in the way. Some of the videos on yt are incredible.

[Condi]

This is one of the best things I've seen in ages. An hour long documentary about the birth of the jet engine, with extensive interviews from Frank Whittle and his German counterpart developing their jet projects. Fascinating story of how the UK developed this amazing power plant, but due to lack of ambition in the government and wartime necessity, firstly never supported it and then gave it away to other countries for free in return for help with the war effort once it had been proven. You can't help but wonder what could have been had the Air Ministry not been so set in their ways during the late 1920's and into the early 30's.

Jet Man | Frank Whittle The Turbojet Pioneer And Genius Of The Jet Revolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0T4-XG612Q&ab...

[hairy v]

US Naval Pilot draws Xmas Tree

[tdm34]

Condi said:

This is one of the best things I've seen in ages. An hour long documentary about the birth of the jet engine, with extensive interviews from Frank Whittle and his German counterpart developing their jet projects. Fascinating story of how the UK developed this amazing power plant, but due to lack of ambition in the government and wartime necessity, firstly never supported it and then gave it away to other countries for free in return for help with the war effort once it had been proven. You can't help but wonder what could have been had the Air Ministry not been so set in their ways during the late 1920's and into the early 30's.

Jet Man | Frank Whittle The Turbojet Pioneer And Genius Of The Jet Revolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0T4-XG612Q&ab...

Thank you for the link to this, utterly fascinating.

[Eric Mc]

Condi said:

This is one of the best things I've seen in ages. An hour long documentary about the birth of the jet engine, with extensive interviews from Frank Whittle and his German counterpart developing their jet projects. Fascinating story of how the UK developed this amazing power plant, but due to lack of ambition in the government and wartime necessity, firstly never supported it and then gave it away to other countries for free in return for help with the war effort once it had been proven. You can't help but wonder what could have been had the Air Ministry not been so set in their ways during the late 1920's and into the early 30's.

Jet Man | Frank Whittle The Turbojet Pioneer And Genius Of The Jet Revolution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0T4-XG612Q&ab...

The Air Minsitry was actually VERY supportive of Frank Whittle. They gave him three years leave from active service (he was a recently qualified Flying Officer with the RAF) to allow him to pursue his ambition. If anybody is to blame for slowness in taking gas turbine technology seriously it is the British aero engine industry, who, for historical reasons, only understood piston technology. Whittle needed one of the big aero engine companies to take him under their wing (Bristol, Rolls Royce, de Havilland for example) and none of them showed the slightest bit of interest. The UK government tried to help but met a blank wall. In the end, they teamed Whittle up with vehicle manufacturer Rover, chiefly because they had some spare industrial capacity. This proved to be an unhappy arrangement and in the end, it was Lord Hives, Chairman of Rolls Royce, who was persuaded by Stanley Hooker (a supercharger expert) to take a look at Whittle's work.

Von Ohain had similar issues in Germany but his project was rescued by Ernst Heinkel - and both Heinkel and Von Ohain also ran into problems persuading the German Air Ministry (RLM) of the benefits of gas turbine technology.

There is a general assumption when telling tales of pioneering British science and technology that the lone genius gets stalled at every turn by Government intransigence. It's not actually as straightforward as that and often it is the Government who are actually the silent heroes in the background.