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Old 12-19-2007, 05:50 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Most amazing aviation video I've ever seen

HSLD this belongs on the front page.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/326057...with_one_wing/
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Old 12-19-2007, 10:33 PM   #2 (permalink)
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That's incredible!!
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Old 12-19-2007, 11:39 PM   #3 (permalink)
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http://airlinepilotcentral.com/web_v...071220296.html


At the tail of that clip they were starting to talk about Victor Belenko which is a great story too: http://www.amazon.com/Mig-Pilot-Fina.../dp/0380538687
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Old 12-20-2007, 08:22 PM   #4 (permalink)
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HSLD this belongs on the front page.

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/326057...with_one_wing/
Yeah I'm sure ANYONE woud have ejected if they had a clear view of that damage...ignorance is sometimes bliss
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Old 12-21-2007, 08:59 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Yeah I'm sure ANYONE woud have ejected if they had a clear view of that damage...ignorance is sometimes bliss
Yeah, no point in risking a high-speed landing crackup or loss of control on short final (which would be fatal) just to bring home an airplane which was already wrecked anyway.
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Old 12-21-2007, 10:44 AM   #6 (permalink)
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that's an amazing video :O. Don't think I'll try the same in the cessna
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Old 12-21-2007, 12:43 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Yeah, no point in risking a high-speed landing crackup or loss of control on short final (which would be fatal) just to bring home an airplane which was already wrecked anyway.
Excellent point Rick. It must have been very uncomfortable to be the 2nd guy along for the ride.
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that's an amazing video :O. Don't think I'll try the same in the cessna
All the video is fake re-creations. Just the stills at the end are real.
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Old 12-21-2007, 03:40 PM   #9 (permalink)
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That's pretty incredible stuff. Anyone know if our F-15 fleet is up and going yet or are they still trying to determine what happened about a month or so ago?
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Old 12-21-2007, 07:29 PM   #10 (permalink)
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All the video is fake re-creations. Just the stills at the end are real.
even the hud cam?
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