The Big Fat Aeroplane Video Thread!

[DD_Fenrir 180]

Woah!!!

http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos/cpasley/5495/#.TuutDxAUr0K.email

[PapaBear 40]

Woah !!! indeed, what an awesome demo :thumbsu:thanks Fen.

[Streak 7]

Wow! So you can make a fat lady dance.

[Jediteo 1]

The herkybird sure is a cool aircraft.

[Painless 194]

~S~ Chaps,

Well that was entertaining !!

Great clips, thanks

~S~ P.

[DD_Arthur 247]

The herkybird sure is a cool aircraft.

You wanna try being a "passenger" in one for a long flight and you might change your mind Jedi!

This is where I live!

[BluBear 269]

The herkybird sure is a cool aircraft.

You wanna try being a "passenger" in one for a long flight and you might change your mind Jedi!

I had the (dis)pleasure of riding in a Herc at RAF Lyneham about 12 years ago with the cadets.

We were invited to join the crew as they practiced circuits and bumps around the airbase for around 45mins.

I was the only one not to chunder apart from the crew and our accompanying officer, which to this day i'm immensly proud of! :laughing7:

One of the freakiest things was looking out the side windows to see the wings wave up and down as the aircraft vibrated it's way into the merky Wiltshire sky. As a lad it astonished me how much flex there was! It was rather impressive jumping up into the flightdeck, that seemd to settle any tummy grumbles I had that's for sure.

Fenrir, I believe you had a similar experience, did you not?

[DD_Fenrir 180]

Practically identical mate, down to the being the one of only two passengers not to relive breakfast (damn close run thing tho - i was hanging on the cargo netting feeling most unpleasent by the end!) and even the weather! Wiltshire murk indeed!

[BluBear 269]

Practically identical mate, down to the being the one of only two passengers not to relive breakfast (damn close run thing tho - i was hanging on the cargo netting feeling most unpleasent by the end!) and even the weather! Wiltshire murk indeed!

Another thing that made me laugh... Keith (Casper) Talbot was also present on this Lyneham camp, and ever the 'heart-throb' he'd set his sights on a particular female cadet from the rival school.

She didn't go much on him yakking into a bag that's for sure!

Also, cracking video Arthur old chap! Oh, I really need to get gliding again!

[BluBear 269]

[Jabo 341]

I wonder how long that runway was.

Like the guy sat in the digger bucket too. Now that's a vantage point.

Jabo

[rox 26]

This is where I live!

Wow, this is a beautiful video.

I guess he's using the updraft from the wind hitting the cliffs?

[DD_Fenrir 180]

Controversial aircraft but some interesting fotage nonetheless:

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=Ki86x1WKPmE

[Crash 182]

Controversial aircraft but some interesting fotage nonetheless:

Nice vid but I dont like the forward opening door. Taking off with that thing sticking out seems a bit odd

[Mayhem 5]

[DD_Arthur 247]

The one, the only Wing Cmdr. Ken Wallis.

In case you missed it this guy is ninety-five years old!

[BluBear 269]

Ken Wallis, what a legend. I'd love to visit his workshop!

In response to the Hercules video, how about this crazy Italian C-27 Spartan at RIAT last year?

[PapaBear 40]

Wow what an amazing display

[Jabo 341]

Very impressive. Not to be tried with cargo on board I suspect. Mind you, Italians...

Jabo

[SkyPup 18]

Wow, nice bit of flying!

[PapaBear 40]

while we are on the subject of crazy pilots here's one

http://youtu.be/0vH2yKfDq5Q

[PapaBear 40]

Remember this ? an amazing family story.

[Kira 44]

Interesting... I guess I never really studied the F-35 very much. Was surprised to find that ArmA 2 got it right in the forward hinging canopy. I'd figured no one had done such things since the MiG-21F. Okay.... I wonder why they did that? To protect the pilot in high speed ejection, perhaps?

[DD_Fenrir 180]

Lovely vid, music let's it down a bit, would rather have had the symphonic overtones of the subject matter myself but hey ho.

PS: might seem a bit samey for the the first half, but stick with it, some nice mixers pop in after 2 min...

[DD_Arthur 247]

Terrible music but some fantastic air to air!