Late 1980: in a top-secret mission to rescue the American hostages in Iran, the US government modified a C-130 Hercules to be a "Super STOL" aircraft by adding 30 rockets to boost it on takeoff and slow... continue reading
posted by fuzzyundies 1 decade 3 years 6 months 2 weeks ago • 5,628 views • 2:56Airplane Fun
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I'm not gonna put this in fail, because after all any landing you can walk away from...
posted by therealblankman 1 decade 3 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 3,830 views • 2:53See the story at Wired: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/05/video-young-pilot-prepares-for-stol-competitionvideo-young-pilot-prepares-for-stol-competition/
posted by therealblankman 1 decade 3 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 3,217 views • 22 secsHere is the POV shot from inside the cockpit. http://videosift.com/video/Lowest-Flyby-EVER-From-Pilots-POV
posted by eric3579 1 decade 3 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 4,709 views • 34 secsThe airbus of the future. Totally fascinating, but I will believe only once I see it - in 40 years.
posted by mintbbb 1 decade 3 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 3,952 views • 2:02'Woohoo, shit!' is correct
posted by mintbbb 1 decade 3 years 4 months ago • 5,530 views • 35 secsI didn't know you can do that!
posted by mintbbb 1 decade 3 years 3 months ago • 4,182 views • 34 secs"Remarkable news footage on the recovery of Sea Harrier ZA176 and Sub-Lt Ian Watson after the Alraigo docked in Santa Cruz, Tenerife, June 1983." - YouTube
posted by Hybrid 1 decade 3 years 2 months 2 weeks ago • 8,729 views • 3:26This is what happens when a 230-ton Airbus A330 has the right angle of attack, the right low speed and the right amount of head wind: it gets suspended in the middle of the sky for a few seconds.
posted by eric3579 1 decade 2 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 3,865 views • 1:32It flies! 2 years late, but finally the new Dreamliner, which according to Boeing will again revolutionize air travel, had its first flight today, Dec 15 2009.
posted by therealblankman 1 decade 4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 2,245 viewsNot the landing the pilot was going for.
posted by pumkinandstorm 1 decade 2 years 5 months ago • 4,276 views • 21 secsBoing Boing Boiiiinng!! Big Brother now, with 4-day without-a-re-fuel ~wings~!
posted by chingalera 1 decade 2 years 4 months 4 weeks ago • 2,858 views • 2:12The official trailer for "Flight" starring Denzel Washington, James Badge Dale and John Goodman. An airline pilot saves a flight from crashing, but an investigation into the malfunctions reveals something... continue reading
posted by pumkinandstorm 1 decade 2 years 4 months 3 weeks ago • 2,842 views • 2:32Meanwhile, at an airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo… Dear passengers, this is you captain speaking, please be seated – this could take awhile. (dailypicks) YouTube Description: ... continue reading
posted by mintbbb 1 decade 2 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 2,583 views • 1:13(youtube) Miniatur Wunderland (German for miniature wonderland) is a model railway attraction in Hamburg, Germany and the largest of its kind in the world. As of January 2011, the railway consists of 12,000... continue reading
posted by pumkinandstorm 1 decade 2 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 2,736 views • 5:25YouTube Description: Crazy Landing!! Kids, do not repeat this at home!!
posted by mintbbb 1 decade 1 year 10 months 2 weeks ago • 2,766 views • 3:51[yt] Filmed from the checkerboard used for the approach into Kai Tak. Overshoots and then lines it up just to get caught in the wind...again. Unedited. You can hear another enthusiast in the background... continue reading
posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 2,959 views • 1:23The whole approach. Long, but definitely worth watching! Beautiful views of the San Francisco area. Plus lots of instruments and cockpit stuff for aviation geeks :)
posted by mintbbb 1 decade 1 year 10 months 1 week ago • 1,169 views • 14:26