'Videos of the Day' an ongoing thread

[Royzee617]

Another collection of video amusements to set you up for the weekend.

Not telling what this is... oh alright then, it's a Messerschmitt! Not only that it's Black Six showing off in the air, lovely sight and sound. Plus a snapshot of what Duxford looked like before the big USAAF hangar was built.

Sadly the words of the commentator were premature and the beast (like too many 109s) ended up a wreck in 1997. See here for the gen:
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/bf109g2.html

Too many planes have ended up in that field. We saw a Yak 11 end up there years ago. What a shame one of the best air museums in the world had to have the motorway so close. Argh. Another 500 yards further east and we would have a longer runway for mishaps and big planes to come in.

 

[evangilder]

Sweet!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice video Roy!

 

[Nonskimmer]

 

[Royzee617]

A couple of shorts plus another feature-length episode.

1. F16 cluster bombing
2. Iraqi AF snippet
3. MH434 in the air again

 

[Gnomey]

Nice videos Roy!

 

[Royzee617]

Double V formations - Vampires and Venoms.

We used to get the Venoms over here at Cranfield - I vividily recall laxing about near our local beauty spot, Willen Lake, and hearing this odd whistling sound. Lo and behold there was a flight a Venoms... hadn't seen any for years aloft and here was half the Swiss Air Force coming in to Cranfield!

Not sure which of these jet powered wheelbarrows I like most...

Great shot of a cart start and batmobile flame-on jet exhaust here.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice video Roy.

 

[evangilder]

Sweet, the cluster bomb attack was cool!

 

[Royzee617]

Various clips for you on this wet half-term hols weekday...

1. Giant Viper blowing up some mines...
2. More Meteors
3. Yet more Meteors
tv4 is playing up so here is another go as an mpg file.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice videos Roy.

 

[Royzee617]

We went to see the Wallace Gromit film tonight... amazing. Plus, the support short was excellent too, Penguins at Xmas or some such! There are some 'planes' in the W&G film too...

Anyway, to business. A few more shorts etc:
1. Bombs away - B52 lets rip...
2. Flanker flips

 

[Gnomey]

Nice videos Roy. The Flanker flip is awesome.

 

[Royzee617]

A pair more clips plus a puzzle. We see some Sabres here. But why isn't this plane called 'Saber'? Weird.
T'other clip is a nice take off of a Hunter. Sleek and athletic this machine. Read the other day that it is a bit of a gas guzzler. And that's with just one Avon and no reheat c.f. the Lightning. No wonder the latter had 'short legs'!

 

[Gnomey]

Nice videos Roy.

 

[Royzee617]

Farnborough in the vintage years had Brit jets in abundance... we may never see their like again. Time for some nostalgia with fast jet flypast by a Swift then air to air with a Vampire.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice videos Roy.

 

[Royzee617]

This does not belong here but I have been having trouble posting vids in the Off Topic section.....?

 

[Gnomey]

That is a good one Roy.

 

[Royzee617]

Dunno where it came from - a friend sent it to me. The one who sent me the dog one.