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[Chrisakky]

HMS Ark Royals decommissioning

 

Sad video of HMS Ark Royals' last dock.

 

http://www.discoveryuk.com/the-loop/goodbye-hms-ark-royal/

[Bucic]

Forum won't let me rep you, but that was a great video. Thanks.

 

Nate

 

 

No problemo!

 

[asparagin]

Forum won't let me rep you, but that was a great video. Thanks.

 

Nate

 

This is how you can beat the system:

 

 

You can rep him for another thread from a part of the forums where you can rep :D

....

This spoiler will self-destruct in 10 minutes

 

 

But shh..

Edited April 20, 2011 by asparagin

[Avilator]

Someone showed me this today, never seen it before in you tube, terrible. They where apparently practicing for an airshow.

 

Do they know what went wrong?

 

R.I.P. to the crewmembers

[Avilator]

 

No problemo!

 

:D Gotta love Gordon Shumway.

[mvsgas]

Yes

http://www.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123234572

[tflash]

Yes

http://www.pacaf.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123234572

 

Very sad, but indeed consistent with my first impression when I saw this video.

[egorter]

Ка-50's are now in process of geting upgrades to KA-52 Standards on avonics + updated sensors.this good news giving KA-50 more life..

 

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

 

I believe that is the garage door opener:smilewink:

[jpm1]

Someone showed me this today, never seen it before in you tube, terrible. They where apparently practicing for an airshow.

 

there aren't ejection seats on that bird

[tflash]

Video: 1.5 millionth RecceLite Photo by Dutch F-16's:

 

http://www.defensie.nl/missies/actueel/isaf/2011/04/20/46181124/Fotoverkenning_ATF_bereikt_mijlpaal_video

 

Some life-saving assets!

[mikoyan]

Looks very similar to the b-52 accident. Looks like the display was way more aggressive than other displays I have seen of the c-17. How hard is to recover from a stall on a spoiler driven aircraft; is it less effective than regular ailerons?

[mikoyan]

what do you think , photoshoped

 

at least the legs look like photoshop

[mikoyan]

Here is a sad article but great testament of true meaning of the word friendship;

Soyuz 1 flight

 

Waring: The article contains images that may not be appropriate for all audiences

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2011/04/08/134597833/cosmonaut-crashed-into-earth-crying-in-rage

 

and here is a more detailed view of the accident:

 

http://www.russianspaceweb.com/soyuz1.html

[mvsgas]

JPM1,

No, no ejection seats on cargo aircraft, not even the C-2 which is carrier based

 

Mikoyan,

I don't think is because it has spoiler, the C-17 is fly by wire and very responsive. I believe (I'm not an expert, just my opinion, I don't even have all the facts) the problems was the aggressiveness of the maneuver and how low. Also the size of the aircraft plays a role, there are many fighter aircraft with spoilers.

 

P.S.

For some reason I did not think about this before, It's not the bank angle, it's how hard the pilot might have been pulling on the stick or how much Alpha was he inducing. That could very easily been cause by high speed stall.

Edited April 20, 2011 by mvsgas

[RIPTIDE]

Also the T tail doesn't help. If the AoA is big enough, the turbulent air from the wings will render the Elevator useless. :( RIP to those guys aswell. Sad indeed.

[mvsgas]

The C-17 is so capable, one of the best demos I have ever seen. Seeing this huge aircraft act like a fighter. And with no cargo, the aircraft can do very aggressive maneuvers. Maybe that played its own role, could have created a sense of overconfidence.

[Bucic]

Also the T tail doesn't help. If the AoA is big enough, the turbulent air from the wings will render the Elevator useless. :(

C-17 would have to be in a deep stall, at least ~30 degrees for that to occur.

[BTTW-DratsaB]

Nice set of pics (On ApacheClips) showing damaged coalition aircraft from 1991 Gulf War.

 

http://www.apacheclips.com/media/31787/Damageddestroyed_Coalition_aircrafts_in_Gulf_War/

 

I'd love to see a documentary detailing each incident.

Edit, just noticed below is a nice description of each event.

Edited April 21, 2011 by BTTW-DratsaB

[tflash]

The C-17 is so capable, one of the best demos I have ever seen. Seeing this huge aircraft act like a fighter. And with no cargo, the aircraft can do very aggressive maneuvers. Maybe that played its own role, could have created a sense of overconfidence.

 

I find it inexcusable that accidents like that happen for airshows. Professional custiomers can judge the C-17's abilities without having to be impressed by irrealistic manoevres. And the general public, well I find a normal approach by an aircraft like C-17 already worthwhile seeing.

 

For flight tests, everyone seems to understand proper preparation and risk management is essential. For airshows, the sky is the limit, but all too often also the ground.

 

Damn 4 people lost their lives like that, what a sorry event!

[Ross-impress]

Edited April 21, 2011 by Ross

[topol-m]

^^^ Awesome!

 

Edit: I`m not able to give rep to anyone, don`t know why. Probably the new rep system requires longer distance between rep distribution.

Edited April 21, 2011 by topol-m

[Ross-impress]

^^^ Awesome!

 

Edit: I`m not able to give rep to anyone, don`t know why. Probably the new rep system requires longer distance between rep distribution.

 

Because you like it, another one ;)

Rep always gives a positive influence to sharing my pictures :)

 

 

 

Edited April 21, 2011 by Ross

[hassata]

Pretty Cool

 

dh_6DhBUuUs

[VTJS17_Fire]

:photo:

Nice.

 

 

kind regards,

Fire

[hassata]

Mind-Reading Drones (sort of)

 

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/04/coming-soon-from-the-air-force-mind-reading-drones/