Flying Videos Thread Part 2?

[uhhello]

Man, I've read so much on the U2 and SR71 design, history, and ops but shit is still crazy.  I hope to god we're innovating like we did in those earlier years.  

[FourFans]

15 hours ago, uhhello said:

I hope to god we're innovating like we did in those earlier years.  

We are, but not how or where you might think.  A very good friend of mine was heavy into the test world while on active duty.  He's now retired and teaching AI how to conduct aerial combat.  In his words, he's now doing far more to help the war fighter than he ever did before.

[Biff_T]

Last of flying F-4 Phantoms - 4K - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr_c-mfk4Ck

[Springer]

Tons of YouTube flying channels but this Navy/Marine guy, Growler Jams, has one of the better ones with his calm narrations:

 

 

Edited May 18, 2024 by Springer

[Biff_T]

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/jolly-green-ii-helicopter-disturbs-atlantic-ocean-peace-as-it-pulls-a-human-out-237371.html

 

This thing is a sexy beast!    The CSAR dudes got a nice new ride! 

Hell yeah

 

[Biff_T]

Come out ye black and tans, come out and fight me like a man!

Good job chosing to fly with the Irish for once, there are millions of our descendents in the states.  

 

 

 

  

Edited August 2, 2024 by Biff_T
Hate speech

[Biff_T]

A lot of good ideas coming out of the African Space Research Programme.  

 

[Biff_T]

 

One of the coolest helicopter scenes made by Hollywood.   Kinda gives a guy a quarter chub.   

[gearhog]

Looks like a midair over DC a few minutes ago. 
 

 

[brabus]

Holy shit that is bad. Prayers for all involved. Hoping for a positive outcome for all, or at least most. 

[Swizzle]

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/small-aircraft-crashes-near-reagan-national-airport-fireboats-respond.amp

All traffic suspended. Ground stop too.

[Biff_T]

BREATHTAKING AS KC-135 STRATOTANKER FLIES LOW IN THE MACH LOOP - 4K

Source: YouTube

https://search.app/d7dJ

A few 135s getting low

[Biff_T]

 

 

[M2]

[arg]

On 3/19/2025 at 2:56 PM, M2 said:

 

[arg]

[wikz]

BAD COMPANY, I CANT DENY! 🎸

[uhhello]

I had never heard the audio before

 

[Biff_T]

 

[MC5Wes]

F-104s out of Kennedy Space 
 

 

 

[ClearedHot]

What the actual F@ck!

 

 

 

 

[M2]

"Some analysts suggest the pilot may have been avoiding birds that crossed the flight path, which could explain the sudden maneuver..." 🙃🙃

https://www.twz.com/air/spanish-f-a-18-hornet-seen-nearly-crashing-into-surf-during-beach-airshow

Considering this Spanish Eurofighter incident last month, it's entirely possible!

[Biff_T]

4 hours ago, ClearedHot said:

What the actual F@ck!

 

 

 

 

 

That looked pretty sketchy!   I wonder if he had a brown out in the cockpit?

Edited 9 hours ago by Biff_T

[TreeA10]

51 minutes ago, Biff_T said:

That looked pretty sketchy!   I wonder if he had a brown out in the cockpit?

Bitchin' Betty's voice probably went up a few octaves on that one.

[JeremiahWeed]

My guess is the pilot was either very new to the demo world or possibly untrained and just a wild card. It really looks like something he was just making up on the fly, which is obviously a recipe for disaster. I will say the video with him going away from the camera looks a lot more ugly than the one with the camera closest to the recovery. But he’s definitely a lucky fellow. Too bad it’s not one of those self critiquing mistakes where you scare yourself, but no one else sees it. I imagine he’s got some explaining to do.