Display Team Videos: Black Arrows Firebirds

[Royzee617]

'Human interest' - bah!

It wouldn't be so bad if you didn't know how much time they waste filming and then rejecting the footage. A local TV film crew visited my kids' school a while back. There all day for a few minutes of airtime... no wonder it costs so much to make a prog etc. Stupid.

 

[Royzee617]

More old RIAT.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice video Roy. A lot more planes in that one and less chat, so it was better than the last one

 

[Royzee617]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4357278030864763264&q=air+display
Indian Air Force's Sarang Helicopter Aerobatics Team
http://www.patricksaviation.com/aerobaticteams/Sarang
more clips here:
http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos.php

Turkish Stars:
http://www.patricksaviation.com/videos.php?action=search&type=team&id=9

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff Roy, I liked the IAF team.

 

[Royzee617]

Me too - I am a little leery of helo teams. Saw the Grasshoppers a few times... impressive. Would have liked to see the Hinds perform.

 

[Royzee617]

Italian air force aerobatic team draw Olympic rings above Turin

Flight has a nice pic of same:
http://www.flightinternational.com/...+aerobatic+team+draw+Olympic+rings+above.html

 

[Gnomey]

Good find Roy, that was well done.

 

[cheddar cheese]

Hell yeah! 8)

 

[Royzee617]

We should not forget the RAF's 'Vintage Pair'.

http://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/gloster-meteor-t7.htm

Have not found a vid yet... no mention of the team on Wikipedia and scarce elsewhere on the web as far as Google can find... or not.

MW:
http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/3752/sort/1/cat/all

'Just found this on another web site.

From 'Lost to service' by Colin Cummings,

'25-May-1986 XH304 Vampire T11, CFS, RAF Mildenhall.

Mid air collision with Meteor T7 WA669 whilst flying in formation at the annual air show. The Meteor and Vampire were attempting a line astern barrel roll to the left, but because it could not match the Meteor's rate of roll, the Vampire bacame displaced. The Vampire moved forward and collided with the Meteor. The pilot, Squadron Leader David Marchant and a member of the ground maintainance crew who was flying as a passenger; Sgt A Ball, were able to eject.'

The crew of the Meteor were Flight Lieutenant Andrew James Potter, age 38, pilot, and Corporal Kevin Turner, age 24, Ground support tradesman.

[Lucky for us we were not at that show that day that year. But I remember seeing footage of it on the TV news... as always, no coverage except when there's a crash.]

Reformed in civilian hands:
http://www.ukairshows.info/2003/airshows/coventry/photographs/vintagepair.html

 

[Royzee617]

Here is a team I would love to see - the wonderful 'Orliks' from Poland.

Not sure I liked turboprop teams until I saw this video.

Submitted three versions - all the same clip - at low, med and 'high' res for a demo and for low non-b/b folks.

pic
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0985045/M/
http://www.airliners.net/open.file/0670087/L/
http://www.zap16.com/mil fact/PZL 130TC-1turbo Orlik.htm
http://www.air.radom.pl/eng/orliken1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL-130_Orlik

 

[Royzee617]

Just 4 views in two weeks??????? these are great, please d/l as you will not regret it!

 

[Royzee617]

Should not forget those impeccable Aerostars with their Yaks. One of the few civilian teams, watch them on Google Video:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6806363250351322094&q=aircraft&pl=true