The Spartan 7W Executive was an aircraft produced by the Spartan Aircraft Company during the late 1930s and early 1940s. The 7W featured an all-metal fuselage as well as a retractable undercarriage. The 7W Executive was popular with affluent buyers worldwide. Continue reading
Category Archives: Video
Chimp Swats Quadcopter at Zoo
A chimp being filmed by a drone at a zoo in theNetherlands decided she wasn’t interested in having a close-up and swatted the drone out of the air with a tree branch. Continue reading
Grumman Ironworks – Hellcat, Tigercat and Bearcat
Leroy Grumman’s Legacy Lives on at Paine Field in Everett, Washington
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate the life of Leroy Grumman than to share a collection of photos and video showing off the three incredible Grumman ‘Cats that call Paine Field in Everett, Washington home. John Sessions’ Historic Flight Foundation operates and regularly flies, among others, a Grumman F7F Tigercat and F8F Bearcat. Continue reading
C-5M Super Galaxy Set 45 Records in One Flight
A C-5M Super Galaxy aircrew from Travis Air Force Base claimed 45 aeronautical records in one flight, positioning the U.S. military’s largest airframe as the world’s top aviation record holder with a total of 86 world records. Continue reading
F22 Raptor Takeoff
F22 Raptor take off at Fairford. Continue reading
“Spirit Of Kent” Spitfire Flying Display
Spitfire Flying Fast Over Manston Airport. Dan Griffiths was really gunning the Merlin engine, with the “Spirit Of Kent Spitfire” . Continue reading
Bell UH-1H Iroquois ‘Huey’
The RNZAF has operated the Bell UH-1H Iroquois light transport helicopter since 1966. This video was shot during a media familiarisation flight in the Huey before the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s 75th Birthday celebration airshow at RNZAF Ohakea. Continue reading
SHEP the Drone – Worlds first Drone Sheepdog
Irish sheep farmer Paul Brennan has figured how to use a drone to do a sheepdog’s job – introducing Shep the Drone. Continue reading