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No Parking Zone! => Off Topic, Off Colour, and non-motorcycle related => Topic started by: JuST Peter on January 17, 2015, 10:35:40 PM

Title: FORMATION FLYING - SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Post by: JuST Peter on January 17, 2015, 10:35:40 PM

Something you don't see every day

http://theawesomer.com/flying-five-jumbo-jets-in-formation/303402/ (http://theawesomer.com/flying-five-jumbo-jets-in-formation/303402/)

Title: Re: FORMATION FLYING - SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Post by: Bloodman on January 18, 2015, 07:03:22 AM

Amazing sight

 :bl11

Title: Re: FORMATION FLYING - SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Post by: StinkyPete on January 18, 2015, 08:26:38 AM

Thanks Pete.  That is some seriously impressive footage.

Title: Re: FORMATION FLYING - SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Post by: Biggles on January 18, 2015, 08:42:52 AM

Brilliant images.  The low flight over the city would have made a tremendous noise, even from these new generation turbines.

Someone at Airbus had a lot of spare money for promos. 
But where were the rolls and loops?  All a bit too casual for my taste.
Every aeroplane can roll and loop...       :grin

Title: Re: FORMATION FLYING - SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Post by: Biggles on January 18, 2015, 08:53:12 AM

Here's an Immelmann Turn from a different type of Airbus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRtOGJTqjkQ#t=83 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRtOGJTqjkQ#t=83)

Title: Re: FORMATION FLYING - SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Post by: ST.George on January 18, 2015, 11:34:33 AM

Quote from: JuST Peter on January 17, 2015, 10:35:40 PM

Something you don't see every day

[url]http://theawesomer.com/flying-five-jumbo-jets-in-formation/303402/[/url] ([url]http://theawesomer.com/flying-five-jumbo-jets-in-formation/303402/[/url])

Shiney - THIS ONE'S 4 U M8! ORSUM!

Title: Re: FORMATION FLYING - SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Post by: StinkyPete on January 18, 2015, 04:24:08 PM

Quote from: Biggles on January 18, 2015, 08:53:12 AM

Here's an Immelmann Turn from a different type of Airbus:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRtOGJTqjkQ#t=83 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRtOGJTqjkQ#t=83)

All I see on this link is a transport plane on a runway, turn around and go back the way it came.  I'm afraid I don't get it.   Wot thuh

Title: Re: FORMATION FLYING - SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Post by: STeveo on January 18, 2015, 04:38:03 PM

Must have been a thrill for the pilots, they don't get to do formation flying normally. Last time there was much formation flying of big heavy planes was in 1945.

Title: Re: FORMATION FLYING - SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Post by: Biggles on January 18, 2015, 08:02:41 PM

Quote from: StinkyPete on January 18, 2015, 04:24:08 PM

All I see on this link is a transport plane on a runway, turn around and go back the way it came.  I'm afraid I don't get it.   Wot thuh

I just clicked on the link and got the Youtube clip of an Airbus A400M taking off towards the camera, making a steep right turn then climbing into the half-roll of the Immelmann.  It's a 2:13 clip.  Try typing Airbus A400M into the Youtube search.  It's the third down when I checked it.

Title: Re: FORMATION FLYING - SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Post by: Shiney on January 19, 2015, 06:56:57 AM

That IS awesome :thumbsup
Very cool how they are able to fly so close and so in sync with each other :clap :clap :clap

Title: Re: FORMATION FLYING - SOMETHING DIFFERENT
Post by: StinkyPete on January 19, 2015, 12:32:58 PM

It's working for me now.  Pretty impressive.  :thumb