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Noisy Aircraft Takeoffs
A variety of aircraft are shown here during their take-off rolls at the Tauranga City Classics Of The Sky airshow held at Tauranga Airport, Tauranga, New Zealand in January 2014. Source: YouTube
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BBC Flies DJI Phantom in Crossrail Tunnel
For the first time, the BBC has been allowed to fly a remote controlled camera along the tunnels of Crossrail, the giant building project that will eventually see trains criss-crossing London and the South East on a brand new train line. It took four months of negotiating with the
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Audi A6 Escapes Drone Attack
Audi’s 2016 A6 is for the birds. The Herndon, Va., luxury car brand has launched a humorous campaign for the sedan whose lead-off TV spot updates, in a truly creepy way, the most famous sequence from Alfred Hitchcock’s ornithological horror movie, switching out rogue crows for the
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P-51 Mustang
Once again ex-RNZAF Strike Pilot Graham Bethell flings his WW2 P-51 Mustang around the skies with aplomb...Here the aircraft is seen at the Classics Of The Sky airshow held at Tauranga Airport, Tauranga, New Zealand. Source: YouTube
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Yakovlev Yak-3 Russian WW2 Fighter
The Yak-3 is arguably one of the best Russian fighter aircraft that saw service during World War Two. This video captures Graeme Frew's display routine in his Yak-3 fighter at the New Zealand Warbirds Association airshow at Ardmore Aerodrome (Auckland, New Zealand) in June 2014. The
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Grumman F8F-2P Bearcat
The Bearcat design was the Grumman response to the US Navy’s request in the latter war years for a fast responsive fighter to be deployed in the Pacific Theatre. The type did not see operational service during the Second World War as the conflict had ended before the type
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Lockheed P-38 Lightning "Fork-Tailed Devil"
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was a World War II American fighter aircraft built by Lockheed. Developed to a United States Army Air Corps requirement, the P-38 had distinctive twin booms and a single, central nacelle containing the cockpit and armament. Named "fork-tailed devil" (Zwieselsteißteufel) by
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Goodyear Corsair FG-1D
This Goodyear Corsair FG-1D was built under licence by the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation at their facility in Akron, Ohio and allocated Bu No 88297. She was accepted by the US Navy on 9th April 1945 and delivered a mere two days later. She was initially dispatched to Guam in
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Spitfire Mk.I - Battle of France
In 1936, before the first flight of the prototype, the Air Ministry placed an order for 310 Spitfires. However, in spite of the promises made by the Chairman of Vickers-Armstrongs (the parent company of Supermarine) that the company would be able to deliver Spitfire at a rate of five
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Flow Visualization Through The Years - NASA
This video takes a look at the evolution of various ways NASA has observed flow visualisation in aircraft structures over the years. Whether in the lab or flying high over the Mojave Desert, capturing these flow visuals is important for the development of future aeronautical concepts and designs. Credit: NASA
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Ethan Hawke Pilots Drones in 'Good Kill' Trailer
The drone pilot drama Good Kill just released an international trailer. Hit or miss sci-fi director Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, In Time) is at the helm of this film that follows Hawke as a fighter pilot who has adapted with technology and become a drone pilot. However, the task of
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WW1 Dogfight - Sopwith Triplane, Pfalz D.III and Nieuport 11
Three World War One fighter aircraft, a Sopwith Triplane, Nieuport N.11 and a Pfalz DIII, are seen dogfighting in this video. The fight was filmed at the Wings Over Wairarapa airshow held at Hood Aerodrome, Masterton, New Zealand. Source: YouTube