Natural Selection
Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 10:20 pmWell, I was bored the other day--apparently--because I had about 6-8 tabs of Youtube videos opened. Anyway, here's some of the more interesting (read: stupid) ones:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pucmWr55 ... re=related
^-- This is why you're supposed to retract the landing gear on an amphibious aircraft. Yeah, that's right--the tired create drag when they hit the water. Sucks. The sad thing is that it appeared to be a perfect approach, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hcWZcXe ... re=related
^-- You have to be a little nuts to be a stunt pilot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtsA4A0t ... re=related
^-- It's true. Russians have more fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA7754Gd ... re=related
^-- Super Connies were known for really smokey starts. The video isn't as good as the comments, though. "OMG IT'S SUPPOSED 2 DO THAT?" Yeah, it's called old technology. Maybe it made an ecofreak or two get sick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pucmWr55 ... re=related
^-- This is why you're supposed to retract the landing gear on an amphibious aircraft. Yeah, that's right--the tired create drag when they hit the water. Sucks. The sad thing is that it appeared to be a perfect approach, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hcWZcXe ... re=related
^-- You have to be a little nuts to be a stunt pilot.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtsA4A0t ... re=related
^-- It's true. Russians have more fun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA7754Gd ... re=related
^-- Super Connies were known for really smokey starts. The video isn't as good as the comments, though. "OMG IT'S SUPPOSED 2 DO THAT?" Yeah, it's called old technology. Maybe it made an ecofreak or two get sick.