Remembering a classic and the story behind it
"In 2007, at the Portugal Airshow, a TAP Airbus A310 performed the aeronautical equivalent of scoring a bicycle kick in football. You could almost see and hear all the alarms in that cockpit lighting up and beeping. At the time, the maneuvers caused quite a stir.
António Monteiro, TAP's spokesperson, explained that the A310 was nearing the end of its career with the company and, therefore, they decided to give it this farewell.
"Normally, TAP doesn't perform aerobatics with its aircraft at air shows. But since we're replacing the first one in October, it was a way for the pilots to pay tribute to it," he explained, insisting that the safety of the operation was never compromised. The pilot in charge was the head of the fleet of these aircraft, and the two crew members each had 4,000 flight hours on the A310 alone"
📹ℹ️ Paraiso Portugal
Phantoms forever. A formation of F-4S from VF-301 "Blazing Infernos" in the experimental four-tone grey "Heater-Ferris" camo scheme (Circa 1984). This was easily one of the most distinctive paint jobs ever worn by the mighty Lead Sled!