www.aviationvids.com This is the complete (and amazing!) 6 minute original Lockheed video, showing the Hercules landing and taking off from the deck of an aircraft carrier. It also includes some great footage of a North American Fury, and an F-4 Phantom. You can view this and many more videos at my new website which I listed above, thank you.
As part of our BA Great Britons programme, designer Pascal Anson was chosen to create a unique aircraft livery to celebrate London 2012. His beautiful design is based on a dove, the symbol of peace. Tens of thousands of customers travelling to Europe over the next year will have the chance to fly on one of nine celebratory 'Dove' aircrafts, created by artist-designer Pascal from Brighton. His mentor, Turner-prize nominated artist Tracey Emin, unveiled the first Dove at British Airways engineering bay on 3 April 2012. His design is all encompassing of the livery, using the cockpit for its beak, fuselage and wings for its main body and wings, and the tailfin as its tail. The aircraft will be painted white with gold strokes of paint to represent the feathers. Doves are internationally recognised as a symbol of peace and social unity, and were also used in previous Olympic Games ceremonies, including the last London Games in 1948. BA Great Britons mentor, Tracey Emin said: "The first time I saw Pascal's design it made me smile. The plane is universal. Everyone will understand it. I like the way it brings back the excitement of travel too. I will constantly be looking up every time I hear a plane fly over -- you never know, maybe I will turn into a plane spotter!" Find out more and join the conversation at www.facebook.com/britishairways
Take to the skies aboard some amazing flying machines! The phenomenal technology showcased in this thrilling episode will blow you away! For over a decade, MODERN MARVELS has brought grand stories to life. The ultimate celebration and investigation of engineering excellence. From swarms of mini-planes to personal aircraft, the future is now! Celebrating ingenuity, invention and imagination brought to life on a grand scale, MODERN MARVELS® tells the fascinating stories of the doers, dreamers and sometime-schemers who created everyday items, technological breakthroughs and man-made wonders. As MODERN MARVELS® reveals in this jam-packed, supersonic episode, 21st Century technology is catching up to our wildest flights of fancy: personal aircraft for daily commuting, robot planes, physics-defying warplanes, and so much more. It seems our science fiction fantasies are finally coming true. In this non-stop, full-throttle episode you'll pull serious G's in the US military's latest fighter jet. Then grab the stick and see what the pilot sees through the visor of the futuristic Helmet Mounted Display. You'll ride shotgun in the lethal B-1B Lancer, the supersonic-capable component of the US long-range bomber force. Then try to catch a glimpse of the swarm of MAV's (Micro Air Vehicles), which are small enough to launch from a backpack! Check out the "vertical takeoff and landing" capable PAV's (Personal Aerial Vehicles), which could revolutionize our daily commute. And, finally ...
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Courtesy: Navy Visual News Service, Naval Air Systems Command The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) is the Navy's launch choice for Ford-class aircraft carriers, replacing steam catapults used on current and prior generations of aircraft carriers. EMALS lowers overall operating costs and reduces maintenance over current steam catapults, and provides less 'wear and tear' on carrier-based aircraft. EMALS also expands the mission envelope by launching a broader range of naval aircraft with less stress on the ship and aircraft systems. Implementation of the EMALS system for the Ford-class will meet the Navy's fixed-wing launch capability, while offering the flexibility to support future carrier air wings. EMALS technology was fundamentally proven by the Navy in 2004 using a full-scale, half-length prototype, where more than 1500 launches and armature maneuvers were conducted. Since 2008, component testing on the shipboard design has been underway, including full scale/full power tests of all components. A full scale test site at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, NJ, will be operational winter 2010. EMALS will begin operational aircraft launch testing summer 2010.
87 aircraft from the 3 services participated in this flypast over Windsor Castle to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Aircraft involved included: Air: 9 Typhoon 2 Merlin Puma Chinook 3 Sea Kings 2 Lynx Gazelle Bell 212 AH64 Apache Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Lancaster 4 Spitfires 20 Tucano 2 C130s VC10 2 Tornados 27 Hawks The Red Arrows (Diamond 9)
Most aircraft use about two-thirds of the runway to take off. This is an Ilyushin IL76 freight aircraft taking off fully laden for an 11 hour flight, warm day, no wind....... oh and look, no runway left either!
