'Videos of the Day' an ongoing thread

[Royzee617]

Cheers. More later.

Fighting the Blue was on again last night.... I dunno. Just interviews and cuts from BoB film FCS. Will give it another try but this is scraping the underside of the paint on the barrel IMHO. Personally I doubt there is anything new they can put in a TV doc about BoB all they are doing is going over the same old ground.... WoT IMHO. Sad they can't get funding so they can cover something else... all those other parts of WW2 etc and all we ever get is the BoB and PH FCS.

 

[Royzee617]

http://thevideoarchive.blogspot.com/2005/11/out-of-gas.html#links

 

[Royzee617]

Clip from BBC local news ages ago when they had a big Spitfire meeting.

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff Roy, the microlight running out of fuel looked painful! The Spitfire one was good too, 20 in one place is impressive.

 

[Tjen il-vec]

Almost 6 minutes of WW2 air trainer action.

Hi Royzee...

Nice piece of video you posted my friend I know this pilot from earlier videos. It's the presentation what I like most about this guy. Very fun to watch as he explains the 'feel' of different aircraft he shows to the TV public. I still remember a flight, I thought in a P51D if I'm not mistaken, where he almost lost his 'relaxed presentation, caused by the enormous enthusiasm and impression!


Later,

Tjen

 

[Royzee617]

Thanks!

Brendan O'Brien I think his name is.... he is fun especially when he's allowed to tell us what he really thinks... he did that TV series on training some lads like BoB pilots too.

 

[Royzee617]

Not too surprising but some RN SHARs are going to India's Navy... their gain methinks, and our loss.

It reads like some kind of inducement for greater things...


"Britain today said it had offered eight Sea Harrier Jump Jets to enable Indian Navy to maintain its naval fighter strength and said New Delhi would receive the first batch of Hawk Advanced Jet trainers early next year to fill a void in training of fighter pilots.

The offer was unveiled by visiting British Minister for Defence Procurement Lord Drayson who said the Sea Harriers would be from the inventory of the Royal Navy.

Heading a high level British official delegation to the Def Expo 06, Lord Drayson also said Typhoon Euro Fighter would be in contention for IAF's plans to acquire 126 multi-role combat aircraft and British companies were also offering its Merlin EH101 helicopters to augment IAF medium lift capability.

On Merlin helicopters, he said, "negotiations with Indian Air Force officials were on." The IAF is proposing to purchase 80 medium lift helicopters as part of its move to augment its strategic lift capability.

See also:
http://www.asianage.com/main.asp?layout=2&cat1=7&cat2=206&newsid=206241&RF=DefaultMain

NAVAL pilot flies Tejas light combat aircraft
Hindu - Chennai,India
Commander JA Maolankar, an experienced Sea Harrier pilot, flew the Tejas
(Technology Demonstrator-II) for about 30 minutes over Bangalore, Programme
Director ...
http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/402200602011863.htm

Tejas? Sounds like the other name for the Harvard.

FIRING Brimstone
eDefense - Norwood,MA,USA
... The Brimstone is to enter service with units equipped with Tornado
GR4, Eurofighter Typhoon (seen here), and Harrier GR.9/9A aircraft, as
well as WAH-64D ...

http://www.edefenseonline.com/default.asp?func=article&aref=01_30_2006_IF_01

Nice pic of fully armed GR9 there too.

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force have successfully demonstrated the integration of a munition on the B-2 stealth bomber that incorporates an improved, penetrating warhead with an upgraded guidance kit.
http://www.spacemart.com/reports/No...trate_Smart_Weapon_For_B2_Stealth_Bomber.html
http://www.spacemart.com/reports/NAS_PAX_River_Facility_Tests_LockMart_Stealth_Fighters.html

Honour for Suez 'hell hole' soldiers half a century on

BETTER late than never... Harold Collins with the coveted medal he thought he would never receive.BETTER late than never... Harold Collins with the coveted medal he thought he would never receive.

THEY called it the Forgotten Army – and in many respects it was.

The Suez Emergency, which lasted from 1951 to 1954, claimed more lives than the Gulf War, yet the bravery of the British soldiers who fought there has never been recognised – until now.
http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/n...uez_hell_hole_soldiers_half_a_century_on.html

 

[Royzee617]

Another clip from the local news channel after the event.... annoying that they send the film crew there and only show a few minutes worth... no one else would allow such profligacy but it seems endemic to the news media.

 

[R988]

Some guy in the US has also bought a Sea Harrier, it's an FA.2 as well, I think it was even the last one made with the least number of hours on it.

 

[Royzee617]

wow! would cost a bomb to run tho...

 

[Royzee617]

Something of an experiment coming up.

I have a DVD of a TV prg made in Germany about the LW training in Goose Bay, so I filmed it using my still camera so there's no sound but it is perhaps quicker to get to the web... maybe not. But is an idea for other budding vidders. Film the screen of your PC - TFTs don't give you the interference bands you get with CRTs.

 

[Royzee617]

Tornados in training at Goose Bay.

No sound, sorry.

 

[Royzee617]

Nice shots of Tornados and Canberras in this clip form local TV. I had a few problems with setting up - vid card was playing up... never mind.

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff Roy.

 

[Royzee617]

Thanks. here's another Tornado clip from that series.

 

[Royzee617]

LW Tornados F4s snapped on the NB.

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff Roy.

 

[Royzee617]

Ta, sorry the pix are so big - will hack em down a bit for next time... it I can be bothered and have the time. Just back from seeing a great band - 'Clutching at Straws'... did a great murderous punk version of that epitome of drip song by EC 'You Look Wonderful Tonight' (ever since I nicked you off George, don't you just hate people who steal other blokes birds and v-v? Vaguely homo-erotic methinks....)

 

[Royzee617]

Another from the selection to start the day in fine form. GBU 31 in action.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Direct_Attack_Munition

 

[Gnomey]

Good video Roy. The JDAM is a useful piece of kit.