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Good Airmanship !?

November 17th, 2008

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During an airshow, one wing broke off the airplane.
But that’s no problem for the following pilot, as he can still land the plane..

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Airplane Safety

November 9th, 2008

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George Carlin talks about the safety lecture one gets on a plane ride. including his own way to get off the plane in an emergency, and among other things - the way a seat belt works !
in a sense, he saved my life.
Thank you, george carlin.

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Secret Aircraft Seats

November 9th, 2008

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Everyone knows that getting an exit row seat will result in more leg room and comfort. But NBC Travel Editor Peter Greenberg knows that there are plenty of other secret seats that can be just as good.

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A380 Blade Off Test

November 2nd, 2008

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This video shows what it is like to destroy a very expensive engine, used on the A380.
The things we do for science…
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Seconds From Disaster - Comet Air Crash 2006

November 1st, 2008

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In 1954, one of the first passenger jets crashed into the Mediterranean. All on board died. After a second crash, the future of jet aviation looked bleak. What went wrong? If copyright becomes an issue on this video upload, it will be deleted immediately

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SR-71 Lockheed Blackbird Tribute Video

October 26th, 2008

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Cool ‘tribute’ video of the SR-71 Blackbird…
(Just ignore the music ! )

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F15 lands with one wing.

October 16th, 2008

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Video + comments from the pilot = a must see (realy cool) !

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Idiot pilot !

October 16th, 2008

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Citation jet lands –> landing fails –> plane ends up in a lake –> pilot shuts down engines –> pilot restarts engines –> pilot increases thrust –> pilot tries to make it to shore… Pfff…

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Air Crash Investigation (6) - Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529

October 14th, 2008

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Flight 529 left the ramp area at Atlanta at 12:10, and took off at 12:23. At 12:43:25 and climbing through 18,100 feet, a thud was heard which the co-pilot described as sounding like a baseball bat striking an aluminum trash can.
One of the blades of the propeller on the left engine had failed and the entire assembly had become dislodged, deforming the engine nacelle and distorting the wing’s profile.

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An-124 pushback by hand…

October 11th, 2008

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To stay on topic…
Watch these guys pushing an Antonov by hand (Or is it magic ?)

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