Fractured Axel

A pleasent change from "Flipper"......

Dunno if this has been posted, but it's good

http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1219746602

Andy S wrote:

Dunno if this has been posted, but it's good

http://www.yourdailymedia.com/media/1219746602

Very very good.

It's a big-un this one:
http://www.skatevideosonline.net/skate- ... tas-kaupas

Natas Kaupas the streetskating originator, and not a bad artist either...
Very cool documentary...

Stunt plane loses wing....pilot lands it perfectly with no extra damage!

http://irintech.com/x1/blogarchive.php?id=3936



Mark

Jest_of_EVE wrote:

Stunt plane loses wing....pilot lands it perfectly with no extra damage!

That is mad, that is !!!

Go buy a lottery ticket - it's your lucky day.

Mike.

Can't be real, surely? No fuel spilled when wing comes off, Super-clean break, no avionics hanging out, very twitchy on final approach (like a model plane would be), and a huge impact on grass that doesn't rip the undercarriage off!!!! FAKE!!!! (quite a good one though) There is a real video somewhere of a guy landing an F15 (or F16) with a wing missing. I think he was a Saudi Air Force pilot, and the video might be on YouTube. As I recall, he had his wing shot off, and someone commented on the video "Don't worry, it will polish out!".

benjai wrote:

FAKE!!!!

You know what - I'm past caring any more. Faked, CGIed, viral ad. for deodorant - doesn't matter. Can't get involved in the "debate" 'cos there's bound to be another one along in a minute.

I liked the video. End of. Didn't you ?

Mike.

It begs the question of whether he could land it on a treadmill.

Andy S wrote:

It begs the question of whether he could land it on a treadmill.

Land ? Yes.

Take-off ? No, NO, NO !!!!!!

Mike.

benjai wrote:

Can't be real, surely? No fuel spilled when wing comes off, Super-clean break, no avionics hanging out, very twitchy on final approach (like a model plane would be), and a huge impact on grass that doesn't rip the undercarriage off!!!! FAKE!!!! (quite a good one though) There is a real video somewhere of a guy landing an F15 (or F16) with a wing missing. I think he was a Saudi Air Force pilot, and the video might be on YouTube. As I recall, he had his wing shot off, and someone commented on the video "Don't worry, it will polish out!".

Yeah it was a mid-air collision whilst test flying the F16's. The pilot hit the afterburners and turned the jet into a missle! After landing, I think it was the thing that convinced them that the aircraft was a good investment.

In this vid you can see the pilot exiting the aircraft at the end, unless that's CGI too?

Mark

Jest_of_EVE wrote:

In this vid you can see the pilot exiting the aircraft at the end, unless that's CGI too?

Supermarionation.

Andy S wrote:

Jest_of_EVE wrote:

In this vid you can see the pilot exiting the aircraft at the end, unless that's CGI too?

Supermarionation.

Behind the scenes of Supermarionation

Zippy8 wrote:

benjai wrote:

FAKE!!!!

You know what - I'm past caring any more. Faked, CGIed, viral ad. for deodorant - doesn't matter. Can't get involved in the "debate" 'cos there's bound to be another one along in a minute.

I liked the video. End of. Didn't you ?

Mike.

OK, OK. I liked the vid... Happy now? The only reason I posted that I thought it was a fake, was because I'm only 70:30 that is it... and if it is, it's a good 'un. Not slagging your choice of video - at least I hadn't seen it before... Didn't mean to offend - sorry

benjai wrote:

OK, OK. I liked the vid... Happy now?

I was happy before.

Didn't mean to offend - sorry

No need to apologise. I wasn't offended. It takes a lot more than anything you wrote.

Mike.