Comparing the North American P-51D Mustang against the Hawker Sea Fury FB.11 flying at the same airshow. Looking at both Warbirds at a technical point of view and at the takeoff, display and landing. Continue reading
Category Archives: Video
Northrop Grumman Video of Firebird Demo at North Dakota Facility
Northrop Grumman just released this short video showing the optionally-piloted Firebird multi-mission aircraft execute Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) demos from the company’s North Dakota facility. Continue reading
Noodles Delivered by Drone in Lagos – Really ?
https://youtu.be/nDXJxDmumqo
A drone was hovering over a balcony carrying a carton of Indomie noodles. Following the command of the person behind the camera, it dropped the carton on a table and brought out a PoS device, seemingly out of nowhere. The person recording then went on to make payment by swiping their card through the PoS. And that was it. No PIN or few seconds of network delay. A simple swipe and the drone glided away. Continue reading
Horten Ho 229 – Hitler’s UFO
The Horten H.IX, RLM designation Ho 229 (or Gotha Go 229 for extensive re-design work done by Gotha to prepare the aircraft for mass production) was a German prototype fighter/bomber initially designed by Reimar and Walter Horten to be built by Gothaer Waggonfabrik late in World War II. It was the first flying wing to be powered by jet engines. Continue reading
North American Aviation XB-70 Valkyrie Mach 3 Nuclear Bomber
As part of a plan to build a strategic bomber for deep penetration and nuclear bombing runs during the Cold War, North American Aviation created a stunningly futuristic prototype for its time: the XB-70 Valkyrie. Continue reading
Formation at Flying Legends Airshow
This is what makes the Flying Legends Airshow at Duxford so special – the balbo, a magnificent formation of warbirds that closes the show. This film shows the take-offs, formation including in-cockpit and the formations at the end. Continue reading
SAAB Gripen – World’s Fastest Turning Jet Fighter ?
This was the performance that won the Swedish Air Force pilot and plane the King Hussein Memorial Sword for best overall flying demonstration at the RIAT 2019 air show. Continue reading
Drone Vs. Airplane
If you really want to know what happens when a drone hits a plane, then the obvious answer is to create a collision between a real aircraft and a drone under controlled circumstances. And that’s precisely what a bunch of enthusiasts in Hungary just did. Continue reading