How Low Can You Go? (2014)

By: Firebird - 5th January 2014 at 16:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Surely that's a photoshop .......... ?

Apart from that, as the person that started the original How Low Can You Go thread, all those years ago, I'm impressed it's now into it's 3rd or is it 4th volume :eagerness:

By: Robert Whitton - 5th January 2014 at 17:27 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

M....mmm I think the Phanom's nose leg was only extended on take off from a carrier not for landing in Canada. :)

By: Portagee - 5th January 2014 at 19:09 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

sadly a PShop

There is a cable passing through the tail of the aircraft,

I think perhaps we call this a false start.

By: Dean W - 5th January 2014 at 22:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

It's definitely a PS job. The Phantom is taken from this image..
http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/McDonnell-Douglas-F-4M/0918446/L/

By: Stratofreighter - 5th January 2014 at 22:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_RgGqPZ0Y4

The one above is certainly not photo-shopped! :dev2:

A request to Peter: can you please edit your first post to include a link to the "2013" thread?
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?121503-How-Low-Can-You-Go-(2013)/page9
for example? :eagerness:

Many thanks in advance! :)

By: RedRedWine - 5th January 2014 at 23:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

It's definitely a PS job. The Phantom is taken from this image..
http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Air/McDonnell-Douglas-F-4M/0918446/L/

The original's pretty impressive. I wonder why its nose leg is extended? BTW is it the airfield where the Transall bounces over the road?

By: roberto_yeager - 5th January 2014 at 23:25 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

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By: Stratofreighter - 5th January 2014 at 23:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

The original's pretty impressive. I wonder why its nose leg is extended? BTW is it the airfield where the Transall bounces over the road?

No, this was in Holland almost 30 years ago, taken at spot 1 of http://www.scramble.nl/airfield-guide/gilze-rijen .

This spot with the traffic lights still exists, even though Gilze-Rijen is now primarily a helicopter air base. Most fixed-wing (jet) aircraft still have to use this approach.

By: Skyraider3D - 6th January 2014 at 04:49 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Gabonese Skyraiders:
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Source: http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/article_gabon_skyraiders.html

By: j_jza80 - 6th January 2014 at 08:47 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

By: Stratofreighter - 7th January 2014 at 14:56 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Apart from that unbelievably low C-47/ DC-3 Dakota as posted at
http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?121503-How-Low-Can-You-Go-(2013)&p=2101874#post2101874 :eek::stupid:

another "repeat" (well, for some it is!:dev2: )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua_ayiO0AHY

Also see
http://theaviationist.com/2014/01/06/poland-low-pass-compilation/

By: Derekf - 7th January 2014 at 15:20 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

This thread is good for demonstrating that stupid flying isn't restricted to a select few. It seems to be rife throughout the world. It looks spectacular - until it goes wrong.
Remember that the low flying altitude record has only ever been equalled, never bettered.

By: Derekf - 7th January 2014 at 15:46 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

I haven't flown as low as some of these clowns but nor would I want to.

By: ozplane - 7th January 2014 at 16:31 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

I have but I was actually landing at the time!!

By: Derekf - 7th January 2014 at 19:40 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

I've done some low flying as well but only as part of a risk assessed and properly approved test programme. - not showing off like some of these idiots.

Anyway, here's one that isn't particularly low but a photo taken a few seconds later would have been worth seeing. I can't remember where I found it. On an old Recognition Journal I think.

By: Stratofreighter - 8th January 2014 at 18:10 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPdInFZ1K5I

Not too low this footage of the OFFICIAL Turkish Air Force Solo Turk F-16 display team /
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solo_T%C3%BCrk / http://www.soloturk.tsk.tr
, but still very noisy! :)

By: Stratofreighter - 9th January 2014 at 18:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ccc_1389168072

Not all that low, but at times quite close to the action... :cool:

By: Stratofreighter - 11th January 2014 at 20:45 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ozNr0Ne8AE

Vuelo rasante y aterrizaje OV-10 Bronco "Lechuza Negra"

Vuelo rasante y aterrizaje OV-10 Bronco "Lechuza Negra" en BAEL.