I haven’t made a ‘music video’ for a while, and I have lots of plane shorts so I knocked this up from most of the footage and put on Guns n’ Roses ‘November Rain’ as the soundtrack. I have also written up an extensive video info section, so read it before you make any ‘when did this happen’ type comments. AIRCRAFT IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE. Boeing 747 - This Video is very widely distributed, a 747 taking off just before the end of the runway, and passing less than 100 feet over plane spotters. Another B747 - Performing a crosswind landing Another B747 - Landing at St Maarteen Airport. The Airport has one 2345 meter long runway, 09/27, and the 747 is landing on runway 09, in which the threshold is only 80 meters away from a beach, the end of the runway only 2 meters away. If you want to see more amazing videos of this, look up the airport on youtube. Messerschmitt Me 262 “Schwalbe” - the world’s first turbojet fighter aircraft, which first flew in 1941 with piston engines, and 5 years later with jet engines. The only two countries that used this plane were Germany and Czechoslovakia respectively, the Czechs retired these planes in 1957. Boeing 777 - Performing a Crosswind Landing Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning - Joint Strike Fighter, VTOL (Vertical Take Off and Landing) Australia wishes to purchase around 100 jsf’s to replace the aging F18 Hornets and F111’s. Extra 300 - flown by Peter Besenyei, a world renown Hungarian Aerobatics Pilot, in Japan 2006. He also participates frequently in the Red Bull Air Race. Sukhoi Su-31 - The Pilot is Svetlana Kapanina, a world champion aerobatics pilot. F/A 18 Hornet - Carrier launch, catapault. RA-5C A5 Vigilante - A High Performance, Supersonic Jet Bomber made for the US Navy. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - Takeoff from Seat overlooking engines 1 and 2, on the port wing. Filmed during Takeoff on a shitty day. Unsure of the next aircraft, but apparently the pilot is Peter Besenyei. Beyond stupidity, but Bloody Amazing! Aero Commander Shrike - In the cockpit with Bob Hoover at the controls. In a barrel roll, there are no forces acting on the plane (If performed correctly), of both acceleration or gravitational load forces. That is why the iced tea was able to be poured, even though the plane was upside down. An Amazing pilot and video! F-14 Tomcat - Performing a high speed, low altitude pass of a carrier. The speed was probably around 550 - 600 knots, or 990 to 1080 km/h, subsonic (that was not a sonic boom) but still producing a very loud (120db+) sound. Look at the water! Grumman S-2 Tracker - it barely has enough speed to rotate, let alone cope with all the drag obtained from flying into the wave, but it still manages to climb out. F-14 Tomcat - Another Tomcat performing a high speed, low altitude pass of a carrier. The speed was probably closer to 650 knots, or 1170 km/h, barely subsonic (that was not a sonic boom), probably even transonic, if you notice the large cloud forming, called the Prandtl-Glauert singularity. Boeing 707 - Filmed during its flight tests. The pilot, Tex Johnson, performed during this flight a barrel roll, much to the dismay of his employers. However, the military were viewing the flight, and they were so impressed at the manoeuvring capabilities of the passenger jet, and signed a contract with Boeing to produce military aircraft. Tex was not fired for his stunt, just asked not to do it again. mcdonnell Douglas RAF GR7 Harrier - The Harrier in High speed flight, very widely distributed video of it passing just meters over the heads of the military personnel on the ground. C-130 Hercules - The famous ‘Angel’ Flares. F-22 Raptor - A tail view of the newest, most high tech plane in the world. The Raptor has performed brilliantly in its tests, apart from some minor flaws. Extra 300 - Not much I can say about this one.
Aviation - The Best and Worst
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#1 by shietalkr at January 30th, 2010
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I love everthing/anything AVIATION
just finished MIAT in michigan and recieved my A & P certification through the FAA and I couldn’t be happier!!!!
#2 by tek5828 at January 30th, 2010
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Then your all out of chaff and BAM<
#3 by FL4ME5 at January 30th, 2010
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3.08 nice to see the ladys getting in on the action…………
#4 by roydied15 at January 30th, 2010
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OH damn that p38 was probably the most painful plane crash ive ever seen. thats my all time favorite plane.
#5 by tgs455 at January 30th, 2010
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Depends on how many it takes to divert the missile. Keep launching those flares until you’re in the clear buddy.
#6 by justforever96 at January 30th, 2010
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Well, I didn’t mean “instructional” that way. I guess I wouldn’t know what a plane crash even looked like if I hadn’t seen them on YouTube, and I like to know how the world really looks. I guess I’ve watched racing crashes before, but not to see people get hurt, but because watching things get smashed up is interesting. I’m interested in seeing the PLANE crash, not the people onboard; if I can SEE the people, it’s a lot worse. The F-4 pilot going into the flames was bad enough. But great video.
#7 by CaptainBaxter at January 30th, 2010
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I agree that it is important to remember the dangers of flying, but I feel that the video is soured, almost ruined by the last set of clips.
I would say that entertainment IS the sole purpose of the video, some people get pleasure out of watching aircraft crash (just look at the number of hits the crash videos get). This is not an instructional video, a pilot’s training is much more comprehensive than a youtube video!
However, I think we both agree that, fatalities aside, this is a great video!
#8 by justforever96 at January 30th, 2010
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So is the clip of the B-52 at 7:00 the one where Holland supposedly scared the shit out of the film crew flying 30ft over the ridge when he was supposed to be at 200ft? And then he did it again lower, but it wasn’t caught on film because the cameramen hit the dirt. Supposedly he cleared by like 3′, and the co-pilot McGeehan “grabbed the yoke and pulled up” and saved them, while Holland laughed at the others and called them pussies. Do you think that really happened?
#9 by justforever96 at January 30th, 2010
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LOL, I love the original video of the Harrier at 6:20. The guy is like “THIS time I’m not gonna look back! Not gonna flinch!”. Then ZZOOOOOOMMMMM, and he shits his pants. And rightly so. I always thought it was wierd when I was a kid and people would try and make each other flinch by startling them…I always figured it was a GOOD thing to have relexes. If you don’t jump at a Harrier coming in behine you at 500MPH and 20ft, then you’d better be careful crossing the road.
#10 by justforever96 at January 30th, 2010
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Quentin Tarantino = awesome. I like the Reservoir Dogs quote; anyone who couldn’t see that the movie is SUPPOSED to be disturbing doesn’t get it. That’s LIFE. Horrible things happen, not like in the movies. The Hero doesn’t always make it through, and in most cases the 2 that fall in love end up fighting a bitter divorce within 5 years.
#11 by justforever96 at January 30th, 2010
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When they launch flares like they do from that C-130, that’s just for show, right? If a missile was really coming at you, you’d launch way less of them, right?
#12 by justforever96 at January 30th, 2010
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Yes, it’s St.Martins. I’m pretty sure. It’s a little island, People stand on the beach and get blown into the water by the jet blast! LOL.
#13 by justforever96 at January 31st, 2010
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The birth of YouTube….
#14 by justforever96 at January 31st, 2010
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F-15 ain’t the greatest fighter in history, it’s the MOST POPULAR fighter in history. How much DIRECT impact has it had on the world (scaring the Reds doesn’t count)? The Spitfire won the Battle of Britain; did the Eagle ever save the future of Western civilization? Not that I’d argue that ANY plane is “The Greatest”, but it’s true. The F-15 is just a fascinating technological marvel. But I do agree it ought to be on here somewhere.
#15 by justforever96 at January 31st, 2010
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Entertainment isn’t the sole purpose of video, despite the fact that it almost always is. This video has a theme. He said the “Best AND Worst” of aviation. I enjoy watching airplanes, but it’s important to remember it’s not all flight-simulators and fun. People die. One has to have proper respect for the dangers involved, especially if they hope to fly themselves someday. Not only that, but it can be intsructional to see HOW the accidents actually happened.
#16 by justforever96 at January 31st, 2010
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It’s not disrepectful to show crashes on a video like this, as long as it’s not a joke or something. It’s important to remind people of the darker side of flying; flying is and always will be dangerous. Humans just don’t belong in the air. There is a video on YouTube called “Airplane Bloopers”, which is nothing but a collection of crashes. most of them fatal. I can assure you that the comments that the poster has recieved regarding the title are not very friendly. He still hasn’t renamed it.
#17 by justforever96 at January 31st, 2010
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I agree; the woman at 3:10 is a beauty. Not just physically, but because she’s a pilot. Anyone know her name so I can futily ask her to marry me? Reminds me of Hanna Reitsch a bit. It sounds bad literally, but women with balls are just hot.
#18 by justforever96 at January 31st, 2010
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Why didn’t the drink spill? Because he was doing a barrel-roll. Picture a corkscrew; thats what the plane is doing. Because he was moving around, not just rolling, he was “pulling G”, i.e. the centrifugal force was pulling him down into his seat (like a carnival ride), along with everything in the plane. So as long as there is more than 1 G (G=Gravity) pulling outwards as he rolls, the drink will move that way, rather than down. The tricky part is pouring it straight, not flying the plane!
#19 by TheSupremeSkeptic at January 31st, 2010
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I fly planes. I’m a airline piolt.
#20 by flyboy172r at January 31st, 2010
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Funny you should mention this - I have a video lined up to be uploaded on the 18th of March next year.
#21 by mackayr1000 at January 31st, 2010
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This is great. Is there any chance of making a video for Houdini’s flight? Australia’s centenary of flight is coming up in March 2010 and would be terrific if we had something like this.
#22 by yes333yes at January 31st, 2010
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Nice thanks man! i thought it had something to do with wind conditions but that was just a guess, thanks for breaking it down, definitely appreciated!
#23 by usafrider at January 31st, 2010
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@yes333yes When there is a strong crosswind that is how you have to land. You have to turn into the wind to fly straight and then use the rudder to straighten out the plane before touching down.
#24 by yes333yes at January 31st, 2010
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at 2:01 why do pilots do that come in sideways move but then land straight? I guess whats the purpose of it? I see local pilots practicing it all the time….and 4:55 i think i would have shit myself, but the poring the drink trick right after was awesome!
#25 by hibritto at January 31st, 2010
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amazing