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C-27 aerobatics

Old 08-23-2011 | 07:59 AM
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Italian C-27J cargo plane doing aerobatics - YouTube
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Old 08-23-2011 | 08:47 AM
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While that is about as loop is about as ugly as can be, it's still pretty impressive.
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Old 08-23-2011 | 09:16 AM
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Had a 75YO. retired F104 driver explain to me (complete with drawings/ algebra on a napkin) in a bar, just how you can successfully roll or loop any aircraft ever made. Course he had a whiskey or two in him at the time....lol
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Old 08-23-2011 | 04:33 PM
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More of their display:

RIAT 2011 C-27 Rehearsal Italian Air Force - YouTube

The G-222/C-27 has been doing some impressive stuff for years at RIAT....complete with collapsed nose gear after a bad landing:

RAF Fairford Airshow 2002 G222 Take off and crash landing - YouTube
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Old 08-23-2011 | 05:03 PM
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Ain't nuthin. Watch this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6dWtDk_rOI&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Old 08-23-2011 | 07:52 PM
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Great old vid:

Hercules and the Four Horsemen - YouTube
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Old 08-29-2011 | 05:06 AM
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There's a book out on the C-27: Amazon.com: Memories of an Emerald World (9780983375104): Michael Bleriot: Books
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Old 08-29-2011 | 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Declan
Got some friends who flew the Chuck-two-seven in Panama. Of course, these were the A-models with the old engines & 3-bladed props. They all loved it!
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