Amazingly cool and interesting plane footage

[MartG]

MD-21 Blackbird test footage, including the launch failure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMyC2urCl_4&fe...

[FourWheelDrift]

With 32 SR-71s and 13 A-12s, 45 in total, if they weren't lost to accidents like above they have all survived in Museums (29 of them). Other than Concorde I can't think of another production aircraft that has survived in it's entirety (other than accident losses) and escaped the scrappers.

[NM62]

FourWheelDrift said:

With 32 SR-71s and 13 A-12s, 45 in total, if they weren't lost to accidents like above they have all survived in Museums (29 of them). Other than Concorde I can't think of another production aircraft that has survived in it's entirety (other than accident losses) and escaped the scrappers.

F-117? There was a rumour on Twitter that two were currently flying/ in flying condition.

[Dr Jekyll]

FourWheelDrift said:

With 32 SR-71s and 13 A-12s, 45 in total, if they weren't lost to accidents like above they have all survived in Museums (29 of them). Other than Concorde I can't think of another production aircraft that has survived in it's entirety (other than accident losses) and escaped the scrappers.

One Concorde was scrapped years ago.

[FourWheelDrift]

Dr Jekyll said:

One Concorde was scrapped years ago.

I always ignore the French, although I think that was scrapped after a heavy landing putting it out of service and then used as spares (according to SST for 12 years). So not too bad.

And (above) F-117s are being scrapped/being scrapped in a military review. 4 a year are going.

[LotusOmega375D]

Spruce Goose?

[NM62]

FourWheelDrift said:

Dr Jekyll said:

One Concorde was scrapped years ago.

I always ignore the French, although I think that was scrapped after a heavy landing putting it out of service and then used as spares (according to SST for 12 years). So not too bad.

And (above) F-117s are being scrapped/being scrapped in a military review. 4 a year are going.

Ah sad news - always hate to hear / see old birds scrapped - last I heard that the F117s were all in storage which always gives you hope they may fly again.

what about the U2? - know a few were preserved / stored at places like Alconbury.

[paul_y3k]

U2 ??? Err still flying. see them every 6 weeks or so at Fairford ...

[NM62]

paul_y3k said:

U2 ??? Err still flying. see them every 6 weeks or so at Fairford ...

That’s the U2S/U2R (TR1) fiscal years 67 & 80- I was thinking the earlier (smaller) ones from the early 60’s ala Gary Powers.

[FourWheelDrift]

Talking of U2s I always like their landing procedure.

From the car - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih57FiOeZXU

[NM62]

Seems like U-2A/B/C/D and CT are either preserved or crashed / shot down according to here.

Sadly most of the 7 I saw out of Mildenhall have crashed subsequently 10331/2/3/6/7/8/9.

Enjoyed the film.

The one’s I saw recovered at Mildenhall and at Alconbury(TR-1s) the chaps used to leap out of the chase car and just catch the wing tip as the planes stopped and started to drop towards the ground - they always seemed to go to the wing tip that was dropping and not the other one which was quite some distance away

Edited by NM62 on Wednesday 18th October 20:48

[slartibartfast]

FourWheelDrift said:

Talking of U2s I always like their landing procedure.

From the car - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih57FiOeZXU

https://youtu.be/hP7NVQ0vNL8

even more, amazing stuff

[MartG]

Nice F-104 demo

http://worldwarwings.com/heres-incredible-demo-f-1...

[slartibartfast]

Got the week off work, RAF Coningsby are on night exercises but I heard the Typhoon would display late morning so went down to film it, got a lovely blue note as he passed over my head.

https://youtu.be/rwcmz-yO_bk

[Dr Jekyll]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLMDIlxUa58

B25s in Catch 22.

[Brother D]

Losing instruments over North Atlantic in a light aircraft - well handled

https://youtu.be/KpM1aO2OhIc?t=613

[MartG]

757 low pass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRiCHgQnf9s

[LotusOmega375D]

I remember an Airtours one doing something similar at a Southend seafront airshow about 20 years ago. The commentator said it was full of holidaymakers en route to the Mediterranean, but he may have been pulling our leg.

[yellowjack]

Anyone recall the South African Airlines 747 that displayed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed one year?

I can't find a link to the Goodwwod display but here it is at Duxford... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnx91OvATjg

[NordicCrankShaft]

This certainly puts it into perspective.....

https://m.imgur.com/gallery/gobQa7H