VOT: Airpower 11

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 tell the narrator to slow down my German is a tad rusty
nice thanks

 Am 01.07.2011 16:25, schrieb john:

Well, the croatian narrator's english was quite ok.
(the croatian fighter team brought their own narrator)

Apparently we're either a really laid back type of guys
or the military is desperately seeking good pr, the was
footage of half a dozen adults an a couple kids sitting
in IDSF type camping chairs atop a C130 Wing!

At the Reno Air Races Wes took me once, people would stand
in the shade on the C130 tailgate, but climbing one wasn't
really uh.. an option, I suspect.

The simulated evacuation demo was cut short, though, as
two parachute guys broke some bones upon impact.

Finally, (at 16:30 CET) I get to see my tax dollars showing
off their twin after burners.

Nice high angle of attack passes, I wonder if they'll go
supersonic, considering possible deafness law suits.. :)


Rowdy

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missed it (pesky customers keep calling)


it's hard to hurt a c130 <grin>
I did get to fly next to one for a bit doing genital maneuvers
for a huge cargo plane they are quite capable aircraft...



parachuters are nuts


if they break mums china, the deafness
is the least of their worry <grin>


    call us, when it positively absolutely
    has to be destroyed overnight

 Am 01.07.2011 17:01, schrieb john:

Apparently cargo planes are highly underrated:  Some Italian C-27J
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alenia_C-27J , did barrel turns,
a full loop, impressive knife flying and rounded it off with a
kickass, full reverse thrust STOL landing, backing up and turning
around right on the runway and took off with their flags flying out
of the cockit rooftop window(?).
Nice to see part of that from their hightech fullglass cockpit POV.
(and they diligently admitted, that the pilot was trained over at
  the US)

Rowdy