Aircraft Videos

Harrier Pilot Crashes While Showing Off

JP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:40:59 +0000

This Harrier pilot crashes his aircraft while hovering over the beach to impress people. I don’t know what caused the engine to fail, but at least he got out safely.

Flying a Helicopter from Long Beach to the OC in California

JP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:38:51 +0000

This is what it looks like to fly up the coast of California from Long Beach to the OC.

Student Pilot Landing a Robinson R22 Helicopter

JP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:37:22 +0000

Here is a student pilot landing a small, Robinson R22 helicopter. I think he does a really good job, especially on the taxiing part.

Flying with a Student Pilot in a Robinson R22 Helicopter

JP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:35:30 +0000

This is footage from the cockpit of a student flying a small, Robinson R22 helicopter. He’s doing a pretty good job. Flying helicopters is MUCH harder than flying fixed-wing aircraft.

Helicopter Mid-Air Refueling Mishap

JP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:30:51 +0000

A helicopter gets a little unstable during a mid-air refueling mission. Not how the rotor stays level as the helicopter noses up. It actually chops off the end of the refueling probe. Luckily, nothing worse happens!

Amazing B-1B Bomber Airshow Footage

JP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:27:05 +0000

Here is some really good video of the B-1B Lancer going through it’s airshow routine. It’s amazingly agile for being such a big bomber aircraft.

B-1B Bomber Landing Gear Retraction

JP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:25:41 +0000

This interesting video shows some maintenance personnel working on the landing gear of a B-1B Lancer bomber. It’s kind of interesting to see how it all works.

Another F-22 Video Set to Music

JP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:23:00 +0000

Here’s another F-22 video set to music.

F/A-22 Raptor Compilation

JP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:20:51 +0000

A compilation of clips of the Air Force’s new F/A-22 Raptor.

Awesome Carrier Landing

JP — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:05:21 +0000

This has to be one of the best videos I’ve ever seen of a carrier landing. Listen to how the pilot is running the engine coming in to stay on track. Also check out the two green lights on the left side of the runway indicating that the aircraft is on the correct glide path.