F-104 low pass with gear down, transonic with climb. Official striking off day (31 October 2004), Grazzanise Italian Air Force Base.

On July 28th 06, the last 8 Tomcats in service, from squadron VF-31 'Tomcatters', made their historic last landings and take offs from the USS Theodore Roosevelt. I was one of the few lucky journalists to be there(the only latinamerican). After the last operation, the Tomcats took off to land on NAS Oceana, in.... more

Transonic flight

Check out this video of Blue Angel #5 shot last week at Fleet Week in San Francisco. It's a Boeing F/A-18 Hornet jet aircraft flying about 25 feet above the surface of the water, and creating what's called a Prandtl-Glauert condensation cloud.

Slow Motion footage of the F-22 Raptor at the Toronto International Air Show (C.N.E.) on Sep 1, 2007. Note how it can flip on the pitch axis for tight climbs, dives and other maneuvers due to its thrust vectoring nozzles. Also notice the Prandtl-Glauert Condensation Clouds forming around the F-22 at transonic.... more

The F-8 Supercritical Wing was a flight research project designed to test a new wing concept designed by Dr. Richard Whitcomb, chief of the Transonic Aerodynamics Branch, Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia. Compared to a conventional wing, the supercritical wing (SCW) is flatter on the top and rounder on the.... more

On July 28th 06, the last 8 Tomcats in service, from squadron VF-31 'Tomcatters', made their historic last landings and take offs from the USS Theodore Roosevelt. I was one of the few lucky journalists to be there(the only latinamerican). After the last operation, the Tomcats took off to land on NAS Oceana, in.... more

I haven't made a 'music video' for a while, and I have lots of plane shorts so I knocked this up from most of the footage and put on Guns n' Roses 'November Rain' as the soundtrack. I have also written up an extensive video info section, so read it before you make any 'when did this happen' type comments. AIRCRAFT IN.... more

The Blue Angels perform a Friday afternoon demo and do not fail to amaze with high speed opposing passes and formation maneuvers. Check the little halo of transonic vapor forming around the solo at 2:13.

On July 28th 06, the last 8 Tomcats in service, from squadron VF-31 'Tomcatters', made their historic last landings and take offs from the USS Theodore Roosevelt. I was one of the few lucky journalists to be there(the only latinamerican). After the last operation, the Tomcats took off to land on NAS Oceana, in.... more