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Magnificent video tribute to Concorde
Concorde was a masterpiece of engineering, a technological marvel and the greatest financial disaster in aviation history but for all who look skyward and dream, she is sadly missed. On October 24, 2003, the Concorde, on most people’s bucket list, made her last flight, as age and economic reality finally caught up with her. She […]
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Slipping into LAX at sunrise on a Boeing 777
The approach to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is always fascinating and at sunrise, there is another dimension. Planes everywhere, multiple airports in the region and impressive cost line and mountains. Every now and again you get the “perfect” angles with sunrise or sunset highlighting the beauty and lines of the plane you’re are on. […]
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Wing clouds make for stunning video
Ever wonder what those crazy clouds dancing on the wing are during takeoff or landing. Well, these are the result of the lift forces which make the plane fly. Lift comes about because the air pressure is low above the wing, and a drop in air pressure (and temperature) tends to cause invisible water vapor […]
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Virgin Galactic fires up
Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity is seen here firing up its rocket motor above the Mojave Desert. Unity is taken aloft from Virgin’s New Mexico spaceport by a unique double-hulled aircraft and ignites its rocket after separating from the mothership. This is designed to take the spaceship and its cargo of tourists it to the edge […]
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Gorgeous Rainbow Contrail Video
This gorgeous video of a rainbow contrail was taken of an aircraft flying over Birmingham in the United Kindom. It was taken by flugsug. Contrail is short for condensation trails and appear as a line of cloud produced by the jet exhaust or can be formed by changes in air pressure from aircraft at cruise altitude. Despite […]
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Scary take-off?
Crosswind take-offs can be as spectacular and nerve-racking as crosswind landings and can certainly test passenger’s stomachs. Intense winter storm Emma which hit the UK in early March resulted in some testing times for pilots and passengers. This video taken by flugsnug was shot at Birmingham Airport . Typically, aircraft land and take-off into the wind to decrease […]
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Reach for the sick bag!
Crosswind landings – and take-offs – are a major challenge for flight crews and occur when the wind is across the runway not head on. This video was shot at Birmingham Airport by flugsug during a recent winter storm. SEE more videos here It is a testament to the rugged construction of today’s aircraft but we […]
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Spectacular crosswind landings at Birmingham
Crosswind landings – and take-offs – can be a major challenge for pilots and occur when the wind is across the runway not head on. Typically, aircraft land and take-off into the wind to decrease the landing or take-off distance. In some cases, aircraft land with a slight down-wind component – typically associated with noise […]
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Emirates super jumbo creates snowy blast
The recent bitter winter in Europe has provided for some spectacular video footage from flugsnug yo of an Emirates A380 battling the elements. Here, Emirates flight EK40 creates its own snow and slush storm as it ‘blasts off’, angling into the wind as it lifts-off. EK operates daily from Birmingham to Dubai. WATCH: Spectacular landings and […]
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Colorizing Qantas’s first jet delivery
The master colorizer Benoit Vienne brings to life the process of turning a black & white image into living color with Qantas’s first 707 in 1959. In this photo are Boeing and Qantas executives and their wives about to board the first delivery flight to Australia in July 1959. At the extreme left is Bill […]
