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Lockheed Martin F35B Testing Video

January 25, 2012 Flying

Just thought I’d share this great video by Lockheed Martin showing the F35B undergoing ‘suitability testing’ on board USS Wasp. One of the items on my ‘bucket list’ is to experience a carrier takeoff first hand. But judging by the remarkable footage it’s looking like catapult takeoffs are once more an endangered activity. Particularly impressed [...]

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Jetranger Airshow Inside a Football Stadium

September 16, 2011 Flying

Apologies for yet another aviation video post, but after being given the heads up on this amazing flying, it cannot pass without comment. As the narration says at the start, where has this type of entertainment gone? Sadly Mr Health and Safety and the hi-res-jacket brigade have managed to control our lives and there’s no [...]

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Win An Aerobatic Trip

August 2, 2011 Flying

I’m not normally a fan of this type of contest, but because it includes an Extra 300, I’m making an exception. What the video, click the link and try winning a trip in Spain in an Extra 300……….

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You’ve Got To Be Good To Look This Out Of Control..

May 17, 2011 Flying

In the tradition of 1930′s barnstorming pilots, this is a superb piece of flying. Hang on to the end, his dismount is simply superb…

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The World’s Only Turbine Biplane

April 14, 2011 Flying

Not many people seem to be talking about this machine in Europe, yet it’s been around in the USA for a couple of years now. Like all great ideas, it’s a simple one. Take a great concept such as a classic biplane layout, design a new one from the ground up with modern technology, then [...]

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Farewell Harrier? I Hope Not

March 28, 2011 Flying

It’s probably too late now, the current UK Government has seen fit to be rid of the Harrier force, despite the worrying uncertainties in the world in 2011. This superb video shows brilliant in-cockpit footage of the last days of the Harrier in the UK. Thanks to FastAirUK on Twitter for the heads up. Have [...]

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Canon 5D – Now Strapped To A Fast Jet…

March 13, 2011 Flying

Those Canon 5D’s are tough little cookies. When it first came out, we were wondering if it might survive being rigged on the outside of a BMW M3 rally car and driven at 80 mph across a frozen lake in Sweden at -25c. It handled that, no problem and I never gave it another thought [...]

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Just Another Helicopter Rescue Vid? No..

September 8, 2010 Flying

There are literally thousands of helicopter videos on YouTube, a large slice of them rescue footage. I never tire of watching the amazing airmanship of the pilots and the bravery of that guy on the winch. But what made me want to comment on this one is that it shows how what can be a [...]

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Red Bull Airrace for HANS?

April 22, 2010 Flying
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My pal Andy McKenna and I had been talking about how competitive Red Bull Air Race is this year and how aggressive the flying is these days. A couple of years ago, you could turn up with pretty much any Unlimited Aerobatic machine and expect to be in the hunt, but not any more. We [...]

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The S Word…

April 21, 2010 Flying

Sorry, but I can’t pass by a Tweet, magazine, bookstore or DVD without stopping if it has the word “Spitfire” written on it… So when I caught this DVD release being dicussed on Twitter, I had to take a look. It’s an Australian production by indy film maker Simon Van Der Spoel and documents the [...]

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