The "Post awesome Youtube Videos" thread

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (HamiltonWest @ Aug 13 2013,1:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It's like athletics ... for army tanks
http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/9034040/It...for-army-tanks/

NOW THAT IS SO COOL ............Now lets see it we could get Olamba to ram it to the Russians

[BASys]

Pulling yourself up by your bootstraps -




Background -
I'd posted this elswhere previously.
Best viewed from link below.

I'd been offline for a while,
and was catching up on what I'd missed.

Surprised to see no mention in FS forums of the following,
and as I'm not a TV viewer, have no idea whether broadcast. *-)



You're all aware of Leonardo's helicopter,
that infeasibly kludgy concept of human powered levitation.



Effectively pulling yourself up by your bootstraps.

Over 500 years on, someone's done it - AeroVelo Atlas Human-Powered Helicopter



Whilst other HPH's have flown,
AeroVelo was the first to achieve 60 seconds flight, 3 m altitude, and remain within a 10m box.

Thus winning the American Helicopter Society's, (AHS), Sikorsky Sponsored,
Igor I. Sikorsky Human Powered Helicopter Competition prize of $250,000.



HTH
ATB
Paul

[Splitpin]

Great post BA
There you go Ian ..... get yourself one of those for your airport trips .... amazing .

[Ian Warren]

Great Posting Paul .. I could help build and design .. be part of the team

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Aug 13 2013,10:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

There you go Ian ..... get yourself one of those for your airport trips .... amazing .

What a better safer way ... damn amazing effort by those involved ... just superb !

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (gojozoom @ Aug 6 2013,2:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Ok, imagine this:

Your work is to drive an American muscle car real fast (140+ MPH) and call out distances to help landing experimental military aircraft... It sounds nice doesn't it?

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1fb_1375658067

The Secret History of the U-2
The latest release is notable for the significant amount of newly declassified material with respect to the U-2 — with regard to names of pilots, codenames and cryptonyms, locations, funding and cover arrangements, electronic countermeasures equipment, organization, cooperation with foreign governments, and operations, particularly in Asia. In addition, the release also contains newly declassified on one
http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB434/

[Ian Warren]

Bugger ...you final found out exactly were i come from ... as for aliens and UFOs I'm not telling

[scaber]

Just came across this via the A2A forums. A delightful video of a 6 year olds first flight. I know, I know; it shows that I'm getting soppy in my old age but in my defense I want to say that it brought back reminders of my first flights and helped me to remember what they felt like to me - I probably didn't show quite as much joy as this 6 year old but maybe I should have!


http://www.flyingmag.com/pilots-places/pil...us-first-flight

[Yob]

18 part series on ww 2 in the east.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnNm...y3r5Nfq2-Xr22di

[Ian Warren]

Cheers EJ , I've bookmarked this link ... sound like a documentary required on the shelf .

[Splitpin]

QUOTE (scaber @ Aug 24 2013,8:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Just came across this via the A2A forums. A delightful video of a 6 year olds first flight. I know, I know; it shows that I'm getting soppy in my old age but in my defense I want to say that it brought back reminders of my first flights and helped me to remember what they felt like to me - I probably didn't show quite as much joy as this 6 year old but maybe I should have!


http://www.flyingmag.com/pilots-places/pil...us-first-flight

That is so nice .... i love the clapping on take off .
That "Flying"magazine is a great read , i think Pacific wings could take a leaf out of their book .. IMHO

[Ian Warren]

Now that's what i call hands off flying ! ... i always shake me hands like that when i don't go flying ... now for the flying

[scaber]

QUOTE (Splitpin @ Aug 27 2013,6:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

That is so nice .... i love the clapping on take off .
That "Flying"magazine is a great read , i think Pacific wings could take a leaf out of their book .. IMHO

Yes, good presentation on a variety of topics with different media as well. And the clapping got to me too!!

[HamiltonWest]

Boeing 727 Avionics Practical Day 2010 (RNZAF 727 NZ 7272)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjL7caYWusU

[Ian Warren]

Going to rip ya shorts again Sean , I crawled thru the aircraft when it was stripped pre its operational use with the RNZAF at Christchurch engineering ... did'nt have any power to it , only engine on the airframe was no.2 and not a access panel left on it

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Aug 28 2013,7:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Going to rip ya shorts again Sean , I crawled thru the aircraft when it was stripped pre its operational use with the RNZAF at Christchurch engineering ... did'nt have any power to it , only engine on the airframe was no.2 and not a access panel left on it

Ian - Last time I Saw one flying it was being tail gated by a C-130 over Hamilton on Anzac Day - not sure what year? a wee while ago

[Ian Warren]

I saw a very similar formation (more abreast), no specific day , work day it was and the 727 throttled amazing to see how the Herc was left standing , what i mean the compare off power as it pulled way.

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Aug 29 2013,10:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I saw a very similar formation (more abreast), no specific day , work day it was and the 727 throttled amazing to see how the Herc was left standing , what i mean the compare off power as it pulled way.

way off topic
http://www.stuff.co.nz/oddstuff/9101731/Te...tor-chase-prank

[Ian Warren]

ONLY from the land off GODZILLA

[HamiltonWest]

QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Aug 29 2013,12:20 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

ONLY from the land off GODZILLA

Boeing Advanced Super Hornet
http://www.boeing.com/boeing/Features/2013...t_08_28_13.page

[Ian Warren]

Saw that guy Riccardo Tavern drive the prototype Super Hornet in 2001 , man could he drive ... and to think the original airframe was in contest with the Falcon ways ways back in the early nineteen seventies

so dose that make the first Hornets a "CLASSIC" .. or ..............