mike | Shared With: Everyone - May 22 2008 | video, fish, flying, record, japan
click to playThis flying fish has an amazing wing-span (fin-span). I had no idea they could propel themselves with their tail fin, while holding their wings aloft and continuing to soar.
Quoted: An NHK camera crew has captured a flying fish traveling through the air for 45 seconds, in what could be a new world record.The footage was taken on Monday, ...
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mike | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 24 2007 | flying, video, accident, marc olsonShareViewed: 131 Times
mike | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 31 2006 | jet, video, model, rc, aviation, flying
click to playRC model jet. Sounds like a full size jet.
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mike | Shared With: Everyone - Aug 13 2006 | flying, cringely, video
Cringely's mea culpa on "Plane Crazy". The video of his failed attempt to build a homebuilt airplane in 30 days. He's right - it didn't come out very flatering - but it was amusing to watch him somewhat arrogantly plod ahead in the face of near certain and predictable failure.
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mike | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 30 2006 | video, sky diving, parachute, flying
click to playBeautiful!
An array of 81 parachuters gliding in the setting sun. Great camera work from multiple photographers who pan across the formation from every angle. A stunning video (great music for it too).
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mike | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 16 2006 | video, flying, sky diving, gliding, wing suit
click to playWarren Miller narration. I would SO crap my pants if I were to try this!
Quoted: Loic Jean Albert BASE jumps from a helicopter down the side of a mountian. Looks like a flying squirrel in his wingsuit.
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mike | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 16 2006 | video, flying
click to playCrazy landing at Kai Tak airport. Do you give the pilot a bonus or fire him? I've done this approach in a 767 full-motion flight simulator (at night). Quite thrilling!
Quoted: 747 landing in HK old airport.....this plane is caught up on some major crosswind on approach to landing and the entire plane is supported on one wheel on contact to the ground.
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