F-18 Low Level Video
Frankly,
I thought some of his turns were very poor. Left them too late/not enough G so washed out belly up towards the outside of the turn - hey ho. Just my tuppence worth.
I thought some of his turns were very poor. Left them too late/not enough G so washed out belly up towards the outside of the turn - hey ho. Just my tuppence worth.
Really?
Having tootled around the Mach Loop in the back of one of the little black jets in another life, I thought he did ok.
After all, the ground did not rise up and smite him...
Having tootled around the Mach Loop in the back of one of the little black jets in another life, I thought he did ok.
After all, the ground did not rise up and smite him...
The chap must have an awfully stong neck - his head hardly moved during some of the more aggressive rolls. Either that or it was all done with CGI.
He did seem along way from his shadow on several occasions - he was just asking to be bagged by a ground unit or bounced from behind. And did I spot him taking a breather without his mask at one point? Yer big jessie.
He did seem along way from his shadow on several occasions - he was just asking to be bagged by a ground unit or bounced from behind. And did I spot him taking a breather without his mask at one point? Yer big jessie.
Originally Posted by Runaway Gun
No lookout. I could have bounced him in a Grob (gliding with no propellor).
LMFAO anyway.
Enjoyable video to watch.....just a question for those far more in the know than me.....the brief periods of inverted flight and then flipping back to normal attitude - just done for fun ? or is it to allow the aircraft to be pulled back towards the terrain without inducing negative 'g' if done in a normal, upright attitude ??
F/o
F/o
F/o....yes, he's used them to get the nose down quickly. Not always the best option if you are trying to hide (why else fly low level) from the bad guys as the constant flips can highlight you whereas a well-timed bunt would keep the nose down and reduce the chances of being seen due to rolling so much.
He does look a little inexperienced, several times he even over-rolls by ~90 degrees, even bunts as well once whilst doing that. Maybe it's an F-18-ism.
Still bloody good fun though and always beat working for a living!
He does look a little inexperienced, several times he even over-rolls by ~90 degrees, even bunts as well once whilst doing that. Maybe it's an F-18-ism.
Still bloody good fun though and always beat working for a living!
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May I ask an uninformed, chronologically displaced and deliberately contentious question? It seems to my entirely untutored eye, that there might, just, be enough room to slip, shall we say, a Buccaneer - or two - underneath that gentleman?
I'll err.... get my coat, should I?
Roger.
I'll err.... get my coat, should I?
Roger.
No, leave your coat on the peg, pour yourself a glass of Port and pull up a sandbag. I have been the victim of a Buc pilot's low flying and I suspect you have a point.
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No, leave your coat on the peg, pour yourself a glass of Port and pull up a sandbag. I have been the victim of a Buc pilot's low flying and I suspect you have a point.
North sea, BombexYY, 210kts IAS, 100ft amsl, bomb doors open and one of you b@stards flew underneath us!
Roger
Originally Posted by JAJ
He does look a little inexperienced, several times he even over-rolls by ~90 degrees, even bunts as well once whilst doing that. Maybe it's an F-18-ism.
It is THE way to get straight down into the next valley after a rigde, better than bunting. It's an art.
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Bloody good, but I don't mean to detract from the French pilots doing there thing in Chad.
Still, nice flying. Those seagulls won't stand a chance.
Originally Posted by Dead Pan
Err, you may want to check yer atlas - I think you'll find Chad is pretty much landlocked. Not much in the way of sweeping beaches and lighthouses thereabouts.
Incredible low flying french pilots - YouTube
Excellent music too.
Courtney.
PS I know where Chad is.
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