Downloads and Videos
Here are some cool airplane video I have found around the Internet.
This video is from the 5th World Jet
Masters held in South Africa from April 26 to May 3rd at Swartkops
(inactive) Air Force
Base.
All these crashes took place during competition flights on the various
different days. Swartkops airfield is about 5000ft above sea level. The
seriously reduced air density makes flying more difficult, especially heavy
jets and the turbines don't like it either, running hotter, faster and
producing less thrust.
For those new to R/C modeling or jets, they are big, only
fly fast, and usually cost $6,000-$10,000 US. They are one of the pinnacles of model
aviation. Also, the landing gear automatically retracts on take-off so they
don't get ripped-off in flight (in case you were wondering why they raise
them so quickly).
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This video is a dog-fight between a
P-51 Mustang and a Zero.
This video is Snoopy vs. The
Red Baron.
This video is not R/C models but
full-sized aircraft. You might have seem some of these before over the
years.
My favorite is the passenger jet pilot who apparently pulls off
that sideways landing... nice flying!
This video is of Bill
Hempel's award winning 50% Edge 540's last flight.
The hovering is impressive, but my favorite part is the low high-speed pass (it just
makes me smile for some reason).
You can Right-Click and save files these to your hard-drive for
later viewing.
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