Tidgy

mm, some serious ***** shown in this, espcialy last clip

YouTube - Insane High Speed Low Passes in Jets

paulwrxboro

cool

Simon C

very cool, you even get to see the "sonic barrier".

KiwiGTI

It's not the sonic barrier, it's the Prandtl-Glauert Singularity.

swampster

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These guys are French.. but despite that they know how to make a decent in flight vid while flying low and fast..
YouTube - Extreme Low Altitude flight
YouTube - French Air Force - Very Low Flight

andrewdelvard

YouTube - A fighter jet is taken down by a bird

Anyone know the full story?

swampster

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Well not the full story but basically it's a Hawk on take off at RAF Valley in Wales. It's an a trainee pilot and instructor in the aircraft at the time, the trainee was initially flying until immediately after the bird strike where the instructor takes over. In short it sucked up a bird (you see it coming in) into the engine (the Hawk only has the one) which didnt do it a lot of good, it wouldn't restart and they lost hydraulics hence the ejection. The instructor pointed the Hawk as best he could away from danger and out they went!

DaveD

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Yep, as above. Hawk trainer.
As soon as the bird hits the aircraft, the instructor pulls the nose up to gain altitude. The cockpit alarm anounces 'T6, NL' which basically indicates that the engine's compressor has surged and is running down. Despite this, the instructor tries to relight the engine, but fails, and they both bail out.

Amazing that it's less than a minute from level flight to hitting the deck - you don't have much time to react in these planes!! Even so, in this time they have attempted to relight the engine and have managed to steer the aircraft towards empty space.

KiwiGTI

Not quite the full story but cloe enough.

Directorate of Flight Safety -- From the Investigator -- Hawk CT155202

Also both pilots would have significant experience, especially the instructor and even the student would no doubt have several hundred hours at least.

swampster

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Umm.. I remember seeing that video ages ago.. could have sworn I read it was Valley at the time.. that's definitely the same one? Certainly sounds like it from the report.


Edit: Ah probably confusing it with this one.. http://www.mod.uk/NR/rdonlyres/FB83C...52_15feb02.pdf

Might have seen a video of that one kicking around somewhere...

Wurzel

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saw a harrier pilot at Farnborough buzz the runway with his wheels down, he came in clipped the dirt at the side of the runway with his wheels and took off again, most amazing knowledge of the size of your vehicle if you ask me !!!!!

Sti_Prodrive

i've always wanted a jet fighter They have some mad speeds kicking from behind!!! nice clips lads.. keep it coming

KiwiGTI

One of my favourite clips

YouTube - Blue Angels