'Videos of the Day' an ongoing thread

[the lancaster kicks ass]

and the video doesn't even play for me

[Royzee617]

First US cruise missile?

[R988]

Wow I never knew that, especially the submarine bit.

You must have a massive video archive!

[Gnomey]

Excellent video Roy, all new stuff for me.

[Royzee617]

Yes, it is massive - and it's here on WW2aircraft.net!

[Royzee617]

As you have probably read, Typhoon has won a massive new contract for the SAF. This follows the earlier Lightning and Tornado fighter contracts so was not all that surprising.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/ar...953223,00.html

When you read this, remember it is from one of the UK's most prestigious newspapers. See where it calls the French fighter, the 'Rafael'? Hmm, unimpressive lads!

Hopefully it will lead to other sales.

So, here are some clips I found on the HD. On another note, interesting that the Typhoon reverts to a parachute. No thrust reversers like the Tornado. I like that about the Tornado, the way its nose goes down as it brakes to a stop. Especially in the wet. No chute to collect, interfere with following planes or to repack either. With that canard plus brakes etc I'd have thought the Typhoon did not need a chute.

[Gnomey]

Good video Roy. I don't know either why the Typhoon as a parachute, I too would of thought that it would of had enough stopping power without the chute, but it maybe just an added safety feature to insure it stops.

[Royzee617]

It might be a test aircraft config.

[R988]

Some good typhoon footage there, reminds me of te computer game EF2000 from laround '95, used to spend ages playing that, I still have it on my hard drive I think, pretty good for it's time but outdated now.

I vaguely remember reading somewhere that the Typhoon also has the provision for or maybe even mounting points for a tail hook so an arrestor wire system (like on aircraft carriers) could be used on a short airfield, I don't think they are fitted at the moment though.

[Royzee617]

Interesting. One of the incidental things about the RAF getting ex-RN planes like the Bucc and F4 was the arrestor hook. But you also have to have the arrestor gear on the airfield. So not much use every time you have to divert. Obviously didn't prove that much of a plus otherwise it would have been in the RAF Typhoon spec.

I wonder tho about the Typhoon going aboard the new carriers. The Rafale is carrier qualified. Now that the JASF is uncertain maybe the RN FAA will also become a Typhoon customer... not quite the plane they want tho I suspect.

[Royzee617]

B26 does some kind of waltz - odd undercart this plane has.

[Gnomey]

Nice video Roy, as you say interesting undercarriage on that B-26.

[Royzee617]

Cheers mate - this clip was from the Canberra doc I think.

[Royzee617]

Couple more to come on this sequence, one showing what must have been one of the biggest radio-control planes ever...

[Royzee617]

I can't belive that there have been no downloads of the previous video. This one and the one attached will make you stop and wonder. Gasp maybe.

Oh well.

Meanwhile I have been watching the new Discovery Wings series 'Jetstream'.
It is a splendid compilation of features on planes crammed into half and hour. This one has the Hurricane, Merlin helo, ADV Tornado and Jaguar etc.

If anyone out there from DW is reading this... fat chance... then congrats but please let's have less music and more plane noises, longer cuts, plus a commentator who gets the emphasis in the right place, gawd it drives me mad. Was this the first take? I can't explain what I mean in writing here but fellow Brits will know what I mean.

Lastly, I caught a news item on local TV about their rolling out the refurbished (about time) TSR2 at IWM Duxford. So i will try to make a clip of it to post here.

Finally, Happy Xmas to all the great guys at WW2aircraft.net... might post another one tomorrow... got a longer one to keep you amused because the Smas TV is usually so dire here.