Some landing and take-off highlights in awkward wind conditions at Birmingham this winter (a record winter for stormy conditions in the UK). Note the frequent flexing of the planes' wings in response to the turbulence.
Link courtesy of Alan Foley
The only surviving Messerschmitt BF109E-4 still flying. It was shot down and belly landed in a field during the Battle of Britain in 1940. It is currently with the Russel Aviation Group, Ontario Canada.
Link courtesy of Ian "Thommo" Thompson
What this army air corps Lynx helicopter can do.
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You said helicopter pilots are mad - is this a prime example?
Link Courtesy of Alan Foley
For WW II aviation buffs, this is something to see. Filmed in England July on 12-13 2014 at The Imperial War Museum in Cambridgeshire. This 2:30 minute video is well worth watching.
Thanks to Ian "Thommo" Thompson for the link
A Travel Air 2000 biplane made the world's first piloted flight under steam power over Oakland, California, on 12 April 1933. The strangest feature of the flight was its relative silence; spectators on the ground could hear the pilot when he called to them from mid-air. The aircraft, piloted by William Besler, had been fitted with a two-cylinder, 150 hp reciprocating engine.
Link courtesy of Ian "Thommo" Thompson
This is an amazing demonstration of Rafale & Sukhoi fighter agility and performance. Hard to imagine doing flat spins in formation under complete and absolute control and multiple tumble maneuvers in a fighter.
Link Courtesy of Ian "Thommo" Thompson
