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[Vedant Singh @SpideyVed]

🎥Rare footage of F-18 HARV High Alpha Research Vehicle

[NE BU? @nebuhaber]

Yamaç paraşütüyle uçuş yapan bir adamın kamerasına yansıyan heyecan dolu anlar.

[caio temer @canalCCore2]

Ligando um motor turbojato Rolls-Royce Viper na MANIVELA no quintal! O motor é tão brutal que equipou o Thrust2, carro recordista que atingiu incríveis 1.019 km/h em terra. O som final de 123 dB é ensurdecedor!

[𝙶𝚘𝚋 @gobfather_eth]

https://t.co/iHcOBTSr2N

[𝙶𝚘𝚋 @gobfather_eth]

https://t.co/pfKY2pLf4R

[Francisco Cunha @OnDisasters]

On This Day: The fall of the Valkyrie

June 9 1966: The 2nd prototype of the North American XB-70 Valkyrie [62-02070] collides with an F-104 Starfighter over California (US).

Of the three aboard both planes, only the XB-70´s pilot survives, with his co-pilot and the fighter pilot perishing. Incident occurred during a photoshoot while in close formation.

Enquiry stated the F-104´s pilot was in a position where he was unable to safely distance from XB-70 (more details from the ASN Entry below)

The XB-70 was a Mach 3 bomber developed in the 50s. Developments in missile technology made the concept obsolete, leading to its cancellation in 1961. At the time of the crash, the two prototypes that had been built were being used for research.

Video is from an excerpt by YouTuber Mike Bell – Video´s name is “Wake Vortex and the XB-70 crash”

More info on the report here

“ On 8 June 1966, XB-70A No. 2 was in close formation with four other aircraft (an F-4 Phantom, an F-5, a T-38 Talon, and an F-104 Starfighter) for a photoshoot at the behest of General Electric, manufacturer of the engines of all five aircraft.
The USAF summary report of the accident investigation stated that, given the position of the F-104 relative to the XB-70, the F-104 pilot would not have been able to see the XB-70's wing, except by uncomfortably looking back over his left shoulder.

The report said that Walker, piloting the F-104, likely maintained his position by looking at the fuselage of the XB-70, forward of his position.

The F-104 was estimated to be 70 ft (21 m) to the side of, and 10 ft (3 m) below, the fuselage of the XB-70. The report concluded that from that position, without appropriate sight cues, Walker was unable to properly perceive his motion relative to the Valkyrie, leading to his aircraft drifting into contact with the XB-70's wing”

[Aviation @xAviation]

Vapor Cone filmed in slo-mo!

[Turbine Traveller @Turbinetraveler]

The mighty Atlas A400M threading its way through the Welsh Valleys.
📹: bards_eyeview

[U.S. Marines @USMC]

#Marines with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing take part in a sundown ceremony for the AV-8B Harrier II at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.

The “sundown” of the AV-8B Harrier II, an iconic aircraft that has supported joint and Marine Corps operations for over 40 years, also represents the dawn of a new era; it paves the way for 2nd MAW’s full transition to the F-35B and C Lightning II.

VMA-223 is the U.S. Marine Corps' last operational Harrier squadron.

#USMC #Harrier #Sundown

[Tony Osborne @Rotorfocus]

The Marine Corps' @BoeingDefense/@BAESystemsAir AV-8 #Harrier fleet has been finally retired, leaving the Italian and Spanish navies as the last bastions for this magnificent aircraft and brilliant British invention.

[Tyler Rogoway @Aviation_Intel]

The USMC’s AV-8B Harrier Has Flown Off Into The Sunset

The Harrier Sundown ceremony marks the end of more than 50 years of Marine Corps jump-jet operations.

https://t.co/r0Vsl43UAR

[durvesh @BLackgold_5]

Guess the iconic jet?

[National Air and Space Museum @airandspace]

Before they were airplane inventors, the Wright brothers owned a bicycle shop. Only five bicycles made by the Wright brothers are known to exist.

This one, a model they called St. Clair that was made in 1898, is on display in our "Wright Brothers" exhibition in DC. #WorldBicycleDay

[Grand Slam Racing @GrandSlamRacing]

Isle of Man klasiklerinden...

Mph kadranlı Panigale ve Rutter Abi.

Burada yarışanlara neden akıl hastası dendiği videoda saklı.

[M @MMYEET]

https://t.co/MVCuUZb8VU

[Saint Nomad @Saint_n0mad]

beautifully engineered

[チョーさん @honda_pgm_fi]

エグ！良すぎやろ！

[SILENT BRIEF @SilentBriefHQ]

IAF Sukhoi Su-30 MKI

[PATINA RESEARCH @patinaresearch]

POV: You won at life and bombed everyone who enforced the zero emission vehicle mandate.

[durvesh @BLackgold_5]

Slow motion footage of a helicopter main rotor blade in action