Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina that owes its continued existence to the need for aerial firefighting aircraft, C-FNJF flew in this role for many years, not only in various Canadian Provinces but also in the South of France. Continue reading
Category Archives: Video
Never Fly Close to Airports
This video was created with the permission and supervision of the Mexico City International Airport authorities, and in close contact with the control tower and pilots. Continue reading
Wild MX2 Aerobatics at New Zealand Warbirds Airshow
Doug Brooker shows off his impressive aerobatic skills in his MX-2 at a New Zealand Warbirds airshow held at Ardmore Aerodrome, Auckland, New Zealand. Continue reading
HexaCopter Performs Weightless dance
English electronic trio Marconi Union enlisted Richard Johnston to create the video for their song “Weightless,” yielding a hallucinatory robot ballet that’s surprisingly mellifluous. Continue reading
Drones Attack Drone in Miami
Skymark Productions was flying one of its quadcopters in Miami Beach, Florida, when it was attacked by an angry swarm of bees. Continue reading
Hawker Hunter Flying Display
A Hawker Hunter T.7 jet (WV372) performs a tight, low speed display at the Shuttleworth Air Pageant airshow in 2014. Continue reading
Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2c Flying Display
The Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 was a British single-engine tractor two-seat biplane which was in service with the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) from 1912 until the end of World War I. About 3,500 were built. Initially used as front-line reconnaissance aircraft and light bombers; variants of the type were also used as night fighters. Continue reading
Red Bull Air Race – Las Vegas Qualifying Rounds
Canada’s Pete McLeod upset the Red Bull Air Race World Championship leaders in Qualifying on Saturday in Las Vegas to win pole position for Sunday’s race. McLeod turned in a flawless performance under bright sunshine and temperatures above 30 degrees to win Qualifying in the world’s fastest motorsport series for the fourth time this season and the 30-year-old Canadian, still searching for his first career win, hopes that the luck of Las Vegas will finally be on his side in Sunday’s race. McLeod’s time was 49.588 seconds with Lamb in 49.734 and Dolderer on 50.016. Continue reading