The aviation video blog recently uncovered a video of an August 2008 incident involving a German couple in a light aircraft who managed to get caught in 380,000 volt power lines some 30 meters off the ground. The couple, who were unhurt in the incident, were left hanging upside down for 3 hours until rescuers safely extricated them from the aircraft. It is presumed that the couple then DROVE to their destination.
Stopped engine aerobatics
Amazing aerobatics by the legendary Bob Hoover. (Hat tip: Arsy.org)
Flying car video
Film of the new Terrfugia Transition “roadable aircraft” which made its first flight on March 5th 2009.
Rapping flight attendant video
You will not get this kind of announcement on United Airlines or BA. First class.
When all passengers were first class
With discount airline RyanAir eliminating ticket counters and its CEO suggesting that passengers may soon have to pay to use the toilet on board, this 1933 American Airways promotional film, complete with cheeky 1930s humor, will take you back to the way air travel once was. In those days, passengers booked reservations at American Airways ticket offices where they found a:
Friendly kind of service, service with a smile. Here you will get accurate information promptly and cheerfully from a highly trained and efficient personnel…
Mirage 2000 jets video
Really high quality air-to-air filming of modern jet fighters in flight.