Steve Sliwa Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Flying Magazine newsletter gave me this idea. Let's collect up posts of some of the best aviation videos from 2015 and put them here. You can just paste the YouTube video URL into the edit box and it will be properly handled. (Sometimes you need to paste without formatting. Hovering over the edit box you'll get a tool tip for how to do it based upon your computer set-up. In mine, it says old the cmd-key + right-mouse-click. It opens up a box into which you can paste the URL and it will be passed without formatting that you might have picked up.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sliwa Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Boeing 787-9 Preps for 2015 Paris Air Show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newshound Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Emergency Landing During Washington Flyover During one of the most spectacular displays of the year — a mega warbird flyover to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (V-E) Day — a TBM Avenger pilot had to react quickly to smoke in the cockpit while flying in formation. Cockpit footage was released of the intense emergency situation, which ended with a great landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sliwa Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 4-Year Old's Priceless Reaction to Aerobatics If you feel like you need a reminder of the magic of flying, then simply watch this. Raphael Langumier's four-year-old daughter Léa asked to go up and experience inverted flight, so the pair took to the skies for some aerobatics in his Citabria. Her reaction is guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librarian Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Plane Nearly Hits Boat in FlyBy Stunt Though this video is only a few seconds long, this far-too-close flyby stunt still manages to push you to the edge of your seat. One of the boaters captured the moment giving us a firsthand look at just how close the plane was as it buzzed by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newshound Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Tom Cruise Pulls Off 'Impossible' Stunt Have you ever wanted to see Tom Cruise riding on the side of an Airbus A400M? Well, then this is the video for you. In a featurette for the latest "Mission: Impossible" movie we got to see Cruise himself perform a daring stunt — a stunt he did not only once but eight times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librarian Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Aviation Week & Space Technology: Chronicling 100 Years of Aerospace Achievements Here is Aviation Week and Space Technology's video chronicling 100 years of aerospace achievement. 'Av Week' is the magazine that we all got when I was active in the industry. In the cold war days, I heard that Russians would get a copy off the newsstands when it first came out in DC and they translators would work on it while it was being flown back to Russia so they could have a fully translated version ready to go when they landed. The magazine was notorious for staying on top of all the developments and reporting (leaking) rumors and observations. I worked at one Boeing facility once that was specifically configured to make it difficult for Av Week & Spy Technology (another nickname) to get photos of their designs under evaluation. -- Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librarian Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Boeing 777 Harrowing Landing During a Storm in Amsterdam In what was quoted to be "Netherlands' worst July storm," video captured a Boeing 777 battling the harsh storm as it landed at Amsterdam's Schipol Airport. Despite the difficult conditions the pilot managed to touch down safely, though the passengers might have had their doubts for those tense moments before landing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Librarian Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Crosswind Landings at Birmingham Airport If you want to witness some of the most challenging crosswind takeoff and landings, then you need to be at Birmingham Airport. YouTube user flugsnug has done just that and managed to capture stunning footage of pilots and their airplanes fighting against the tricky conditions. This highly-watched video focuses on turboprops tormented by the crazy crosswinds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sliwa Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 World Record - 100 Drones Perform to Beethoven's 5th Symphony - Germany Nov 2015 A video has just been released of a Guinness Record-breaking flight for the most drones airborne simultaneously, set in November at Flugplatz Ahrenlohe in Tornesch, Germany, a few miles northwest of Hamburg. “Drone 100” coordinated 100 UAS and provided a terrific show with multicolored aircraft creating patterns in the night skies. The patterned flight took years to create and was arranged by Intel Corporation in collaboration with Ars Electronica Futurelab. The drones were controlled by a ground crew using PCs powered by Intel hardware. The record-breaking show was flown along with a live performance of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, with the orchestra on site at the airport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steve Sliwa Posted February 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2016 Awesome. First flight of the Caro 1 MG design, built, and test-flown by TMGA member Sonja Englert. Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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