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F/A-18 Super Hornet Sorties - USS Enterprise (CVN 65)
Courtesy: US Navy video by Lt. Ian Schmidt/Released DEPLOYMENT (Jan-July 2011) A look into sorties flown in an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Checkmates of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 during a deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65). The aircraft carrier and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 were on a deployment conducting maritime security operations in the US 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility.
Challenger Accident Investigation (1986)
Video courtesy: NASA NASA documnetary detailing the events surrounding the loss of OV-099, Space Shuttle Challenger, shortly after the launch of the 25th flight of the Space Transportation System, Mission STS-51L, on 28 January, 1986, and the subsequent investigation into the loss of the vehicle and its crew of seven. The investigation shows that the Solid Rocket Booster field joints were of an insufficiently fault-tolerant design and when the vehicle was launched at below-normal temperatures, hot exhaust gasses leaked on ignition, damaging the integrity of the field joint, leading to a breach in the external tank and destruction of the orbiter.
Time-lapse Video of Space Shuttle Atlantis Being Mated Atop a NASA 747 SCA
Video courtesy NASA This 31 second movie clip shows time-lapse video of Space Shuttle Atlantis undergoing post-mission servicing and ferry flight preparations in NASA Dryden's Mate=DeMate Device. Time-lapse video of Space Shuttle Atlantis undergoing post-mission servicing and ferry flight preparations in NASA Dryden's Mate DeMate Device.
Bioastronautics Research
airboyd.tv Summary Coverage of research at the Aerospace Medical Division Hq 657Oth Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories including scenes of F-104 seat ejection; drop tests from C-130 and ejection from F-106; effects of weightlessness on cats and pigeons in a C-131; test subjects in water tank, on centrifuge, in heat chamber and on complex coordinator. Also shows scenes of vertical deceleration tower, incline impact test facility, vertical accelerator, equilibrium chair and vibration platform. National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 68700 / Local Identifier 342-USAF-33692 - BIOASTRONAUTICS RESEARCH - Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ).
F-18 Flight USS Enterprise (CVN 65)
Credit: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jared King Navy Media Content Services 11MAY12 A change of command for VFA-211 which was shot both on the ship and during the ceremony conducted in flight on fighter aircraft. The Checkmates are embarked aboard USS Enterprise (CVN 65) which is underway on its 21st and final operational deployment. Enterprise is 50 years old. The Checkmates were the first squadron aboard (and first launch) Enterprise when it was commissioned. Video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jared King.
B-2 Stealth Bomber - Red Flag (2012)
Video by Airman 1st Class Aaron Hauser 99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs the 509 BW from Whiteman AFB, MO, prepping their B-2 Stealth Bombers for flight, taxiing, and taking off during exercise Red Flag 12-3 at Nellis AFB, NV.
Transitional Helicopter Flight Training (1956)
airboyd.tv National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 36696 Local Identifier 111-TF-2423 - Transitional Helicopter Flight Training: Part I - Transition to the H-19 - Department of Defense. Department of the Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. (09/18/1947 - 02/28/1964). This film covers the H-19's preflight inspection, taxiing, normal takeoff, hovering, autorotations, normal and steep approach, and engine shutdown. -
Fifty Years Of Aviation - The Big Picture
airboyd.tv Army TV series begins new series with salute to aviation progress -- In a salute to aviation progress, the Army's TV series, THE BIG PICTURE, has packaged a neat surprise for viewers in this half-hour episode, "Fifty-Years of Aviation." Beginning with historical footage from 1907 when the United States Army purchased the first military plane, this documentary examines the miracle of flight and pauses to consider what man has done in such a short half century. Apart from the hitherto, seldom-seen footage in this program, THE BIG PICTURE salutes the brave men and women whose courage, tenacity, and skill have directly resulted in Army, Navy and Air Force aviation power second to none. This is the Army's tribute to the pilots, the mechanics, the engineers and the countless others who have given wings to man's dreams. Seen on the screen is the Army's Delackner Aerocycle and the Hiller Flying Platform and pictures of the proposed Aerial Assault Vehicle and the Aerial Jeep. National Archives and Records Administration ARC Identifier 2569639 Local Identifier 111-TV-370 Big Picture: Fifty Years of Aviation
B-52 Preflight
Video by Tech. Sgt. Scott Wilcox 1st Combat Camera Squadron An aircrew from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron Barksdale Air Force Base, La., pre-flight a B-52 Stratofortress while on deployment to Andersen AFB, Guam, in support on exercise Cope North 10-1. The United States Air Force and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force conduct Cope North annually at Anderson AFB to increase combat readiness and interoperability, concentrating on coordination and evaluation of air tactics, techniques and procedures. The ability for both nations to work together increases their preparedness to support real-world contingencies.
Space Shuttle Discovery Night Launch STS-131
airboyd.tv Courtesy NASA Space Shuttle Discovery Night Launch STS-131
Apollo Soyuz (1975)
This film includes coverage of the Apollo Soyuz project, but also explores the history of space research, including walks in space, the moon landing, and docking systems. - ARC 649354 / LI 263.1773 National Archives - Apollo Soyuz - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency.
Space Shuttle Discovery Launch STS-133
Courtesy: NASA A short montage of the Space Shuttle in preparation for launch, launch and views of the earth from orbit. Space Shuttle Discovery Last Launch, STS-133, Scheduled for September 16th 2010
P-47 Thunderbolt Introduced (1943)
airboyd.tv United News Newsreel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http Republic Aviation's P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as the "Jug", was the largest, heaviest, and most expensive fighter aircraft in history to be powered by a single reciprocating engine. It was one of the main United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) fighters of World War II, and served with other Allied air forces. The P-47 was very effective in air combat but proved especially adept at ground attack. It had eight .50-caliber machine guns, four per wing. When fully loaded the P-47 could weigh up to eight tons. A modern-day counterpart in that role, the A-10 Thunderbolt II, takes its name from the P-47.
The Turbosupercharger: Master Of The Skies 1940 Army Air Forces Training Film
airboyd.tv National Archives and Records Administration THE TURBOSUPERCHARGER MASTER OF THE SKIES War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947) ARC Identifier 2781 / Local Identifier 18-AF-123. Army Air Forces training film. On the line maintenance, depot maintenance, and flight operation of the turbosupercharger, using a B-17 for demonstration. Explains basic principles of the induction, exhaust, cooling, control, and lubrication systems. Shows how the pilot operates the controls. General OP Echols speaks on the value of high altitude flying and Dr. Sanford A. Moss poses with the Collier Trophy (1941). Includes still pictures of experiments on Pike's Peak.
Chopper Pilot
Training Of Helicopter Pilots: Preflight And Flight Training Provided By The Warrant Officer Candidate Program At Ft Wolters, Texas; And Advanced Training At The Army Aviation Center, Ft Rucker, Alabama. Department Of Defense Chopper Pilot Pin 30196
Boeing 747 Steep Bank Kai Tak
airboyd.tv (1998) This has a dramatic looking turn to final over Kowloon City.
Ospreys, Just Ospreys
airboyd.tv Combat Camera Detachment USEUCOM. Video by Spc. Neil Stanfield. US Marine V-22 Osprey tilt rotor aircraft transport members of the press to Naval Air Station, Sigonella from the USS Keasarge a component of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn. These aircraft are part of Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn, the US Africa Command task force established to provide operational and tactical command and control of US military forces supporting the international response to the unrest in Libya and enforcement of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973. UNSCR 1973 authorizes all necessary measures to protect civilians in Libya under threat of attack by Qadhafi regime forces. JTF Odyssey Dawn is commanded by US Navy Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III. Produced by Spc. Neil Stanfield.
Pass Over Canada And Central United States At Night (ISS)
Credit: Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth." This video was taken by the crew of Expedition 29 on board the International Space Station. The sequence of shots was taken October 18, 2011 from 07:14:24 to 07:30:18 GMT, on a pass starting just over Vancouver Island to the Caribbean Sea, north of Aruba. This video was taken during the same time period as "Aurora Borealis and eastern United States", but with an eastern-facing camera opposted to the previous north-facing camera. The two videos give two different perspectives of this single pass down Canada and the central United States. The last bit of this video flies over the Caribbean Sea towards the Lesser Antilles. Compiled from frames ISS029-E-29090 to ISS029-E-29408
Toward The Unexplored (1967)
airboyd.tv Department of Defense Pin 26462 T races history of Muroc Dry Lake, Edwards AFB, California, as an air proving ground and research center since the early days of aviation. Documents experiments in rocketry and with x-series, v-stol and fixed wing aircraft. Points out rocket propulsion laboratory's work in missile development. cites edwards' prominent position in usaf space age research.
Microgravity Mice
From Animals In Rocket Flight (1953) www.youtube.com Rocket travel effects studies on mice and monkeys.
The Cape (1963)
airboyd.tv THE CAPE Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09 - ) ARC Identifier 69591 / Local Identifier 342-USAF-39925. Film highlights events at the Cape during 1963 including missile launches, both successful and malfunctions; construction of Titan III facility; sequence covering Maj. Cooper's launch in MA-9 Faith 7 and recovery; dining-in ceremony honoring AF astronauts and Dyna-Soar pilots. Includes tour by Pres John F. Kennedy on 16 November and memorial for Pres Kennedy on 25 November, with assembled troops and scenes of Brig. Gen. Harry J. Sands, Jr. Vice Comdr., AFMTC, speaking. ECU of missile engine firing from remote camera. 21': CU of AFSC insignia. 23': THE AIR FORCE MISSILE TEST CENTER PRESENTS: THE CAPE 1963. 30': LS launch of Bumper No. 8, a German V-2/WAC Corporal on 24 July 1950. 38': AMLS of two F-106As in flight to right. 42': ALS of launch complexes. 52': LS of Titan II launch--shows climb, missile exploding and huge ball of fire. 75': LS launch of Titan II, programmed flight and separation of first stage--intercut with scene of tracking camera in operation. 89': Onboard footage from camera mounted on second stage of Titan II, showing first stage separation. 107': LSs of tracking stations down Atlantic missile range. 115': ALS of the USS HH ARNOLD missile tracking ship. 120': ELS of re-entry vehicle re-entering the atmosphere. 130': AVs of JC-130B equipped with trapeze structure snatching aero-kite balloon suspended from ship. 143': MS ...
How Airplanes Fly (1968)
Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration How Airplanes Fly 1968 NTIS AVA08357VNB1 What makes an airplane get off the ground and stay in the air? Easy to understand film combines animation and live sequences to explain ... all » basic aerodynamics. Forces of lift, weight, thrust and drag are shown in relation to flight.
AH-64 Apache Gunship Video Pacific Coast And Hollywood Sign
airboyd.tv Courtesy Third Army/US Army Central/ARCENT/DVIDS AH-64 Apache Gunship Video Pacific Coast And Hollywood Sign From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org The AH-64 Apache is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter with reverse-tricycle landing gear arrangement, and tandem cockpit for a crew of two. The Apache was developed as Model 77 by Hughes Helicopters for the United States Army's Advanced Attack Helicopter program to replace the AH-1 Cobra. First flown on 30 September 1975, the AH-64 features a nose-mounted sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems. The Apache is armed with a 30-millimeter (1.2 in) M230 Chain Gun carried between the main landing gear, under the aircraft's forward fuselage. The AH-64 also carries a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfire and Hydra 70 rocket pods on four hardpoints mounted on stub-wing pylons. The AH-64 also features double- and triple-redundant aircraft systems to improve survivability for the aircraft and crew in combat, as well as improved crash survivability for the pilots. The US Army selected the AH-64 over the Bell YAH-63 in 1976, awarding Hughes Helicopters a pre-production contract for two more aircraft. In 1982, the Army approved full production. McDonnell Douglas continued production and development after purchasing Hughes Helicopters from Summa Corporation in 1984. The first production AH-64D Apache Longbow, a greatly upgraded version of the original Apache, was delivered to the Army in March ...
Lockheed P-38 Flight Characteristics (1943)
Courtesy FedFlix, public.resource.org en.wikipedia.org www.imdb.com National Archives and Records Administration P-38: FLIGHT CHARACTERISTICS War Department. Army Air Forces. (06/20/1941 - 09/26/1947) ARC Identifier 2773 / Local Identifier 18-AF-109. Shows normal and emergency operating characteristics of the P-38. Demonstrates precautions and techniques for taking off, flying, and landing, showing in detail how controls and apparatus should be manipulated. Explains how to take off and fly with only one engine, and shows how to bail out. Made possible by a donation from John and Paige Curran.
Planes Over Hong Kong (1998)
airboyd.tv This is a compilation of my short snippet videos short from Kowloon city under the approach path to Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport in 1998. They were uploaded individually 2 years ago, but are much easier to watch this way.
Supercooled Large Droplet Icing (SLD)
airboyd.tv Courtesy FAA Lessons Learned From Transport Airplane Accidents, NASA, NTSB. Freezing drizzle and freezing rain are known collectively as Supercooled Large Droplets (SLD). SLD icing is a rare and very severe condition. NASA Glenn Research Center produced this video on SLD icing.
Hawaii Mars Trial Flight (1945)
airboyd.tv United News Newsreel I believe this is the original Hawaii Mars (76819) that crashed. A second Hawaii Mars was produced, out of a total of 7, and is currently a Water Bomber for Coulson Flying Service out of British Columbia. General characteristics Crew four (with accommodations for a second relief crew) Capacity: 133 troops, or 84 litter patients and 25 attendants Payload: 32000 lb (15000 kg) of cargo, including up to seven jeeps Length: 117 ft 3 in (35.74 m) Wingspan: 200 ft 0 in (60.96 m) Height: 38 ft 5 in (11.71 m) Wing area: 3686 ft² (342.4 m²) Empty weight: 75573 lb (34279 kg) Loaded weight: 90000 lb (40820 kg) Max takeoff weight: 165000 lb (74800 kg) Powerplant: 4× Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major 18-cylinder radial engines, 2500 hp (1865 kW) each Performance Maximum speed: 192 knots (221 mph, 356 km/h) Range: 4300 nautical miles (5000 mi, 8000 km) Service ceiling: 14600 ft (4450 m)
Discovery Launches To The International Space Station (STS-133)
airboyd.tv Courtesy NASA Discovery launches on a mission to deliver the Permanent Multipurpose Module and the humanoid Robonaut 2 to the International Space Station. STS-133 Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Eric Boe and Mission Specialists Alvin Drew, Steve Bowen, Michael Barratt and Nicole Stott delivered a new module and an external stowage platform to the International Space Station as well as equipment and supplies. During space shuttle Discovery's almost nine days at the station, Bowen and Drew performed two spacewalks for maintenance work and installation of new components. Discovery's visit to the station was extended by two days so its crew could help outfit the Permanent Multipurpose Module Leonardo that it delivered. Leonardo had visited the station seven times before as a cargo carrier before being refurbished to serve as a permanent 2472-cubic-foot addition to the orbiting laboratory. Among the 6000 pounds of Leonardo cargo was Robonaut 2, a human upper torso-like robot that could be a precursor of devices to help during spacewalks. About 2000 pounds of additional cargo for the station was carried on the shuttle's middeck. This was the 35th shuttle mission to the station and the final flight of Discovery.
Focke-Wulf FW 200 Condor "Grenzmark" D-ACVH (Pre-War Livery)
airboyd.tv (color, silent) Courtesy National Archives From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org The Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Condor was a German all-metal four-engine monoplane that entered service as an airliner. Later versions for the Luftwaffe were used as long-range reconnaissance and anti-shipping bomber aircraft as well as transport planes for troops and VIPs. The Fw 200 was the first heavier-than-air craft to fly nonstop between Berlin and New York City, making the journey on 10 August 1938 in 24 hours and 56 minutes. The return trip on 13 August 1938 took 19 hours and 47 minutes. These flights are commemorated with a plaque in the Böttcherstraße street of Bremen. Taken from Eva Braun's private film collection. A rare color collection from the 1930's captured by the allies after World War II. Contains pilot Hans Baur, Eva's family and others. More on Hitler's planes: bit.ly from the book Hitler's Squadron amzn.to Historical color vintage plane and flying footage only. Not an endorsement of the NSDAP or anything else not flying related.
X-15 Crash Landing (1962)
airboyd.tv Courtesy NASA Langley Research Center On 9 November 1962, an engine failure forced Jack McKay, a NASA research pilot, to make an emergency landing at Mud Lake, Nevada, in the second X-15 (56-6671); its landing gear collapsed and the X-15 flipped over on its back. McKay was promptly rescued by an Air Force medical team standing by near the launch site, and eventually recovered to fly the X-15 again. But his injuries, more serious than at first thought, eventually forced his retirement from NASA. The aircraft was sent back to the manufacturer, where it underwent extensive repairs and modifications. It returned to Edwards in February 1964 as the X-15A-2, with a longer fuselage (52 ft 5 in) and external fuel tanks. The X-15 was flown over a period of nearly 10 years--June 1959 to Oct. 1968--and set the world's unofficial speed and altitude records of 4520 mph (Mach 6.7) and 354200 ft in a program to investigate all aspects of manned hypersonic flight. Information gained from the highly successful X-15 program contributed to the development of the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo manned spaceflight programs, and also the Space Shuttle program. The X-15s made a total of 199 flights, and were manufactured by North American Aviation. North American X-15A-2, serial number 56-6671, is at the United States Air Force Museum, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Colgan Flight 3407 NTSB Animation of Buffalo Accident Q400
Courtesy: National Transportation Safety Board This three-dimensional (3-D) animated reconstruction shows the last 2 minutes of the February 12, 2009, accident involving a Bombardier DHC-8-400, N200WQ, operated by of Colgan Air, Inc., which crashed about 5 nautical miles northeast of Buffalo-Niagara International Airport, Buffalo, New York, while on an instrument landing system approach to runway 23. During the approach, a pitchup motion occurred, followed by a left roll and then a right roll. During these maneuvers, both the stick shaker and stick pusher were activated, and the speed decreased. After further pitch and roll excursions, the airplane entered a steep descent from which it did not recover. The animation shows excerpts from the flight data recorder (FDR), the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) transcript, recorded radar data, and aircraft performance data. It does not depict the weather or visibility conditions at the time of the accident. The animation does not include audio. The upper portion of the animation shows a 3-D model of the airplane and the airplanes motions during the accident sequence. In this area, selected content from the CVR transcript or other annotations are superimposed as text at the time that the event occurred. All times (in eastern standard time) are shown on the right side of the screen. The lower portion of the animation depicts instruments and indicators, which display selected FDR or calculated parameters. The instruments and indications ...
Airfield Safety Studies (2009)
airboyd.tv Courtesy NASA Ames Research Center Airfield traffic simulation conducted at NASA Ames' Future Flight Central
NASA's Global Hawk Pacific - GloPac UAV Atmospheric Research
airboyd.tv Courtesy NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Interactive Global Hawk: bit.ly The NASA Global Hawk Pacific, or GloPac, campaign is the first Earth Science mission to be conducted on the aircraft. The Global Hawk's ability to autonomously fly long distances and remain aloft for extended periods brings a new capability to the science community for measuring and observing large areas of the Earth. Ten specialized instruments will be installed in the aircraft to explore the trace gases, aerosols, and dynamics of the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. The instruments will also validate sensors aboard NASA's Aura Earth-monitoring satellite. Proposed flights of the Global Hawk for the Global Hawk Pacific Mission (GloPac) are to be conducted in support of the Aura Validation Experiment (AVE). This mission will take place out of Dryden Flight Research Center and is expected to encompass the entire offshore Pacific region with four to five 30 hour flights. Aura is one of the A-train satellites supported by NASA Earth Observation System. The flights are designed to address various science objectives: 1. validation and scientific collaboration with NASA earth-monitoring satellite missions, principally the Aura satellite, 2. observations of stratospheric trace gases in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere from the mid-latitudes into the tropics, 3. sampling of polar stratospheric air and the break-up fragments of the air that move into the mid-latitudes, 4 ...
Inside The Boeing B-29 Superfortress Aircraft Factory
airboyd.tv From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http The Boeing B-29 Superfortress was a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber that was flown by the United States in World War II and the Korean War. The B-29 remained in service in various roles throughout the 1950s. The British Royal Air Force flew the B-29, named the Washington in RAF service, and the Soviet Union produced an unlicensed copy as the Tupolev Tu-4. The name "Superfortress" was derived from that of its well-known predecessor, the B-17 Flying Fortress. The B-29 was the progenitor of a series of Boeing-built bombers, reconnaissance aircraft, trainers and tankers including the B-29 variant, B-50 Superfortress. The later, jet powered B-47 Stratojet and the B-52 Stratofortress carried on the lineage. The B-29 was one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II. A very advanced bomber for this time period, it included features such as a pressurized cabin, an electronic fire-control system, and remote-controlled machine-gun turrets. Though it was designed as a high-altitude daytime bomber, in practice it actually flew more low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing missions.[citation needed] It was the primary aircraft in the American firebombing campaign against the Empire of Japan in the final months of World War II, and carried the atomic bombs that destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Unlike many other WWII-era bombers, the B-29 remained in service long after the war ended, with a few even being ...
A Traveler Meets Air Traffic Control (1963)
United Flight 837 and the Air Traffic Control system ORD-LAX ca 1963. UA837/B DC8-1 470 1600 350 ORD V172 3CE DRCT DSM J60 LAX 241405 National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43449, LI 237.22 -A Traveler Meets Air Traffic Control (1963) - Federal Aviation Agency. Motion Picture and Photographic Section. (1958 - 1967). Great shots of Chicago's Meigs Field in the beginning friendsofmeigs.org
Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Introduced 1945 (Boeing 377 Stratocruiser)
airboyd.tv Boeing C-97 Page http How To Fly The C-97 www.ovi.ch From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org The Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter was a long range heavy military cargo aircraft based on the B-29 bomber. Design work began in 1942, with the prototype's first flight in 1944, and the production aircraft entering service in 1947. Between 1947 and 1958, 888 C-97s in several variants were built - 816 of them KC-97 tankers. C-97s served in the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Some aircraft served as flying command posts for the Strategic Air Command, while others were modified for use in Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadrons (ARRS). The Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter was developed towards the end of World War II by fitting an enlarged upper fuselage onto a lower fuselage and wings which were essentially the same as the B-50 Superfortress with the tail, wing, and engine layout being nearly identical. It was built before the death of Boeing president, Philip G. Johnson. The prototype XC-97 was powered by the 2200 hp (1640 kW) Wright R-3350 engine, and was fitted with a built-in ramp and a hoist to help in the loading and unloading of supplies and personnel through the large clamshell-type doors in the belly. On January 9, 1945 the first prototype, piloted by Major Curtin L. Reinhardt, flew from Seattle to Washington, DC in 6 hours 4 minutes, an average speed of 383 mph (616 km/h) with 20000 pounds (lb) of cargo, which was for its time rather ...
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II - ACDelco Commercial
airboyd.tv National Museum of the USAF http C-124s provided heavy airlift during the Korean War and the Southeast Asia War. Other important airlifts conducted by C-124s included resupply missions to Antarctica, refugee evacuation in the Congo and mercy flights to Morocco, Chile and elsewhere throughout the world following floods and other natural disasters. The C-124 evolved from the earlier Douglas C-74. The first flight of the C-124 took place on Nov. 27, 1949, and deliveries of C-124As began in May 1950. The US Air Force bought 448 C-124s before production ended in 1955. To facilitate cargo handling, the C-124, or "Old Shakey" as it was affectionately known, featured "clamshell" loading doors and hydraulic ramps in the nose and an elevator under the aft fuselage. It was capable of handling such bulky cargo as tanks, field guns, bulldozers and trucks. It could also be converted into a transport capable of carrying 200 fully-equipped soldiers or 127 litter patients and their attendants in its double-decked cabin. Most C-124s were transferred to the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard by 1970, and all were released from active service in mid-1974. The aircraft on display was assigned to the 165th Tactical Airlift group of the Georgia Air National Guard following its service with the USAF. It was flown to the museum in August 1975.
747 Crosswind Landing Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport (1998)
Filmed from the checkerboard used for the approach into Kai Tak. Overshoots and then lines it up just to get caught in the wind...again. Unedited. You can hear another enthusiast in the background with a scanner. A Japan Air Lines JAL Boeing 747.
F-22 Incident (Alaska)
airboyd.tv Courtesy Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Public Affairs, Produced by Staff Sgt. Daniel Delgado, sound bites from Mr. John Pennell, JBER Spokesman and Col. Jack McMullen, Commander, 3WG. Update on the search and rescue aircraft discovering the apparent wreckage of an Air Force F-22 assigned to the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The aircraft lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40 pm Alaska time 16 November 2010 while on a nighttime training mission. To continue searching for the missing pilot, a rescue team is being dispatched to the area, approximately 100 miles north of Anchorage, by the Alaska Air National Guard Rescue Coordination Center, the 3rd Wing and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. On 19 November 2010 at 5:00pm Alaska standard time Air Force Col. Jack McMullen, Commander of the 3rd Wing, made a statement with updates on the F-22 crash in Alaska. Clip contains hard cuts near the end during the question and answer segment.
Boeing X-51 WaveRider Scramjet Engine Demonstrator
airboyd.tv Courtesy USAF Joesph Hank Air Force Research Laboratory 7/2/2009 - EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The first X-51A Scramjet Engine Demonstrator WaveRider vehicle arrived at Edwards Integrated Maintenance Facility, Building 710 June 25. The aircraft will begin ground tests July 6. Assembly was completed last month at Boeing's High Desert Assembly, Integration and Test facility at Plant 42 in Palmdale, Calif. This aircraft is the first of four Static Test Vehicles, which will be used for familiarization training and an Upload and Download Test. The X-51A SED program is intended to demonstrate air breathing hypersonic propulsion using a Pratt & Whitney Rocket dyne scramjet. The 25-foot long, 4000 pound vehicle will be carried aloft on a B-52H Stratofortress and released in the Point Mugu Sea Range. A solid rocket booster will propel it to nearly Mach 5, where the scramjet will take over and continue to propel the X-51A for another 4 minutes to nearly Mach 6. The X-51A Program Office at the Air Force Research Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, Wright-Patterson AFB designated the Hypersonic Combined Task Force at the AFRL site at Edwards. Following the Upload and Download Test, ground tests will continue through the summer and the X-51A is scheduled to perform additional testing through winter 2010.
Russian Sukhoi Su-27
Courtesy: The NATO Channel (Silent) More footgae of the Russian Su-27 fighter aircraft on the operational phase of the joint Vigilant Skies 2011 anti-terrorism drills by intercepting a plane hijacked by terrorists over Poland, Russian National Antiterrorism Committee.
Earth Today - Scientific Visualizations Of The Planet
airboyd.tv Happy Belated Earth Day! The ability to see Earth from space has forever changed our view of the planet. We are now able to look at the Earth as a whole, and observe how its atmosphere, oceans, land masses, and life interact as global systems. Earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, and biosphere are dynamic, changing on timescales of days, minutes, or even seconds. Monitoring the Earth in near real time allows us to get an up to date picture of conditions on our planet. Credit NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech, United States Geological Survey, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, Global Processing Center for International Satellite, Cloud Climatology Project, World Climate Research Program, NASA/Stennis Space Center, Naval Oceanographic Office and Northrop Grumman/DSSD, United States Naval Research Laboratory, Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Service, National Earthquake Information Center, US Air Force Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Geophysical Data Center, University of Wisconsin, Space Science and Engineering Center, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, The SeaWiFS Project and GeoEye, Scientific Visualization Studio.
AD-1 NASA Oblique Wing Research Aircraft
airboyd.tv Courtesy NASA Dryden Flight Research Center The Ames-Dryden-1 (AD-1) aircraft was designed to investigate the concept of an oblique (pivoting) wing. The wing could be rotated on its center pivot, so that it could be set at its most efficient angle for the speed at which the aircraft was flying. It was designed as a low-cost/low-speed research aircraft to test a pivot wing design. The AD-1 took off with its wing positioned at a right angle with the fuselage. Once in the air, the wing would rotate on its pivot point on the fuselage until it formed a 60 degree angle. The goal was to design a high-speed transport with low drag. The AD-1 made a total of 79 flights, but adverse handling at sharp sweep angles made the approach less attractive. NASA Ames Research Center Aeronautical Engineer Robert T. Jones conceived the idea of an oblique wing. His wind tunnel studies at Ames (Moffett Field, CA) indicated that an oblique wing design on a supersonic transport might achieve twice the fuel economy of an aircraft with conventional wings. The oblique wing on the AD-1 pivoted about the fuselage, remaining perpendicular to it during slow flight and rotating to angles of up to 60 degrees as aircraft speed increased. Analytical and wind tunnel studies that Jones conducted at Ames indicated that a transport-sized oblique-wing aircraft flying at speeds of up to Mach 1.4 (1.4 times the speed of sound) would have substantially better aerodynamic performance than aircraft with ...
STS-133 Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA)
airboyd.tv Courtesy NASA, Produced by: Regan Geeseman NASA requested the Image Acquisition Group document the STS-133 crew during Shuttle Training Aircraft operations. A combination of hand held footage and cockpit cameras get a view never seen before of this training
Operation Tomodachi Tsunami Damage Assessment
airboyd.tv Courtesy 374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs. Video by Staff Sgt. Jeffry Howerton. Tsunami damage taken from an HH-60 Pave Hawk as it surveys damage of coastal towns north of Sendai, Japan.
Pigeons In Space
From Bioastronautics Research www.youtube.com As requested the Weightless Bird clip with replay.
B-52 Takeoff And Landing - Cockpit View
Courtesy: 1st Combat Camera Squadron, TSgt Jeremy Zier A B-52 Stratofortress Crew from the 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale AFB, LA, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
Look To Lockheed For Leadership
airboyd.tv Promotional film about Lockheed aircraft using test pilots and speed records to show how Lockheed is at the forefront of aviation technology. Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lindbergh and Howard Hughes are shown. Also airplane construction. Stock shots Snowy mountain peaks encircled with clouds; Large sailing ship, full-rigged; "pioneer" wagons against a backdrop of clouds; Kitty Hawk, Wright Brothers first flight; 1928, Lockheed Vega "Yankee Doodle" landing breaking speed record -- NY to LA in 18 hours and 58 minutes pilots Col. Arthur Gobel (sp?) and Harry Tucker 1929 Capt. Frank Hawks climbs in cockpit on his way to setting a new transcontinental record. Take off on West Coast; 1931 Lockheed Col. Charles Lindbergh and Mrs. Anne Morrow Lindbergh (!) head from Washington, DC, over the Bering Sea and land on pontoons in Tokyo to cheering throngs; 1931 Ruth Nichols lands her Lockheed Vega after establishing women's altitude record of 28743 ft. CU of Nichols in ski parka in cockpit. 1933: "Winnie Mae", Wiley Post first man to fly around the world alone. 1933, Col. Charles Lindbergh and Mrs. Lindbergh embark on 29000 mile survey flight from New York to Labrador, Greenland, Iceland, Europe, the Azores, Africa, Brazil and back to NY. 1934: Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, Capt. PG Taylor land in Oakland after flying from Australia. First West to East trans-Pacific flight. "Lady Southern Cross." Large crowds gather to cheer. 1935 Amelia Earhart ...
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