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Old 05-02-2005, 05:39 AM   #1
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Today's vid sequence begins with an Antonov....

A clip from a prog about giant planes with Chris 'Rimmer' Barrie being 'Dwarfed' by the mighty 6-engined Antonov Condorski....
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bloody hell, is that thing still the biggest??
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The show continues with another giant - the Vulcan!

An amazing piece of footage as Roly Falk rolls the Vulcan at a Farnboro airshow in the 1950s....
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The third giant - Boeing 777 tests brakes...

Another amazing sequence where the Boeing triple seven comes in for a landing... crabbing into the wind it straightens and slams on the brakes... all that energy dissipates as the airliner comes to a halt.... reassuring for all those who get to fly this wonderful plane. I often see them above our house when I am sat in the garden but have yet to enjoy (?) a flight in one...
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It aint a triple 7, its a 764.
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Very nice videos. The rolling Vulcan was interesting. It always thrills me to see large multi-engined aircraft manoeuvre like that. I once saw a B-1 go through it's paces at an air show, and it was like watching a big fighter. It was pretty cool.
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764? never heard of it....

I miss the Vulcan's wingovers etc. I saw the B1 a couple of times - most impreessive beast. Have not seen the B2 but vids make it look boring.
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By that i mean an 767-400
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