Aviation Videos.

I was criticised this morning for watching aircraft videos on YouTube - and so I thought that I would start a thread on here as well, for those others of a like mind. YouTube is a great resource for these, and some people have put a lot of effort into producing some excellent montages of interesting aircraft.

This is a current favourite - just how many things from today are still going to look this futuristic in fifty year's time?



Spot the famous chappie in there?..

 

I spent a large part of my youth with the Red Arrows whistling past my bedroom window, five days a week.

 

Very good Mr. Gramaisc, we make good progress today.

 

Up yours, Grandad!


MiG 19, surely one of the nicest looking planes, before they fittied the larger radars, anyway..



And impressive use of the brake 'chute before the actual landing, too.

 

http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/cpasley/5495
This is a superb demonstration flight

 

Mmmm, there can't be many alarms left that he didn't use...


Here's some tight parking with a big one.

 

sometimes there is a good idea taken a little too far:

 

That seems a bit over-the-top when you can get one on and off a carrier deck..

 

An excellent Shackleton compilation.

 

Prompted by LeeA. A lovely Valiant montage.

 

Kamov 32, as mentioned elsewhere today...

 

You mentioned water bombing in the other thread G.

The guys who pilot these things are either total heros, or certifiable lunatics.



We have a place down in the Rhone Alpes region and unfortunatley I've seen these guys in action much too often, usually because some idiot thinks it's a good idea to have a BBQ in the middle of knowhere.



Was once driving down a side road along the bank of the Rhone just south of Valence, when one of these came out of nowhere alongside us to pick up water. Scared the living **** out of me!

 

With a helicopter, you can use sources not available to fixed-wing aircraft...

 

The Kamov 50 & 52 have ejector seats - you can see the explosive cord to shatter the canopy in this video of a 52 - the blades are released before you're squirted out, if all goes to plan...

 

I found several video's of the "Mach Loop" in North Wales on the tube of You...



Tempted to head over and pitch up and enjoy the show

 

Not much point asking for a window seat.

 

I find these amazing, 575 tonnes take off weight !

 

Or 640 tonnes....



Interesting that they seem to be using a road atlas.